What does δῶρον · θυσία mean in the Bible?
δῶρον · θυσία is a Greek phrase meaning "offerings and sacrifices presented to God".
Greek · G1435, G2378
δῶρά τε καὶ θυσίας
A present; specially, a sacrifice · sacrifice (the act or the victim, literally or figuratively)
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δῶρονG1435a present; specially, a sacrifice
Pronunciationdōron
A gift to God, particularly a sacrifice or offering within the temple worship system.
Open lexicon entry →θυσίαG2378sacrifice (the act or the victim, literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationthysía
The act of offering or the victim offered; encompasses both literal Temple sacrifices and metaphorical spiritual offerings.
Open lexicon entry →What does δῶρά τε καὶ θυσίας (dōra te kai thysias) mean in the Bible?
δῶρον · θυσία is a Greek phrase meaning "offerings and sacrifices presented to God".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1435, G2378?
G1435, G2378 is connected to 19 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. offerings and sacrifices presented to God
Source Gloss
offerings and sacrifices presented to God
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns6Aligned forms19Case patternAccusative (12)Number patternSingular (10)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 15:5 · Matt 23:19 · Mark 7:11 · Eph 2:84×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterHeb 9:91×
Dative · Singular · NeuterMatt 23:181×
Dative · Plural · NeuterHeb 11:41×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 2:11 · Luke 21:1 · Luke 21:4 · Heb 5:1 · Heb 8:3 · Heb 8:4 · Rev 11:107×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 5:23 · Matt 5:24 · Matt 8:4 · Matt 23:195×