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δῶρά τε καὶ θυσίας

A present; specially, a sacrifice · sacrifice (the act or the victim, literally or figuratively)

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δῶρον G1435 a present; specially, a sacrifice
Pronunciation dōron
A gift to God, particularly a sacrifice or offering within the temple worship system.
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θυσία G2378 sacrifice (the act or the victim, literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation thysía
The act of offering or the victim offered; encompasses both literal Temple sacrifices and metaphorical spiritual offerings.
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What does δῶρά τε καὶ θυσίας (dōra te kai thysias) mean in the Bible?

δῶρον · θυσία is a Greek word meaning "offerings and sacrifices presented to God".

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Meaning

offerings and sacrifices presented to God
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 15:5 · Matt 23:19 · Mark 7:11 · Eph 2:8 4×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Heb 9:9 1×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 23:18 1×
Dative · Plural · Neuter Heb 11:4 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 2:11 · Luke 21:1 · Luke 21:4 · Heb 5:1 · Heb 8:3 · Heb 8:4 · Rev 11:10 7×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 5:23 · Matt 5:24 · Matt 8:4 · Matt 23:19 5×
19 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Luke 21 — The Widow’s Gift, Jerusalem’s Fall, and Watchfulness before the Son of Man Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Matthew 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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