What does κορβᾶν (korbân) mean in the Bible?
κορβᾶν (korbân): Hebrew votive offering dedicated to God; once declared Corban, became unavailable for other uses including family support.
Greek · G2878
κορβᾶν
Corban
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κορβᾶν G2878
Pronunciation korbân
What does κορβᾶν (korbân) mean in the Bible?
κορβᾶν (korbân): Hebrew votive offering dedicated to God; once declared Corban, became unavailable for other uses including family support.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2878?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [is] Corban (1), treasury (1).
Where does κορβᾶν (korbân) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 27:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [is] Corban 1× Mark 7:11
treasury 1× Matthew 27:6
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Usage map
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First aligned row Matthew 27:6
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Mark 1
Source forms
Κορβᾶν 1x Korban Mark 7:11
κορβανᾶν 1x korbanan Matthew 27:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Matthew 27:6
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Mark 7:11
Evidence Summary
Canonical Anchor
Greek word. Hebrew votive offering dedicated to God; once declared Corban, became unavailable for other uses including family support.
Source Gloss
Corban
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Hebrew votive offering dedicated to God; once declared Corban, became unavailable for other uses including family support.
an offering, a gift offered to God: Mrk.7:11 (cf. κορβανᾶς).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 27:6 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
κορβανᾶν, korbanan
a gift, offering
Read verse Mark 7:11 Hebrew
Κορβᾶν, korban
a gift, offering
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Witnesses
Mark 7:1–23 Κορβᾶν korbân
offering dedicated to God
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Canonical Anchor
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain