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δωρέομαι

dōréomai

G1433 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

to grant, to give freely, to bestow as a favor without expectation of return; used for the act of giving a gift, benefit, or favor, emphasizing the graciousness or lack of obligation in the act. In various contexts, it may denote the conferring of a tangible or intangible good (such as pardon or blessing), doing so wholly out of generosity and without requiring compensation.

Semantic Range

to give freely, to grant as a gift, to bestow, to present, to confer gratuitously

Root / Etymology

From the noun δῶρον (gift, present) with the verbal ending -ομαι (middle/passive deponent), forming a verb meaning 'to give as a gift.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

In Classical Greek, δωρέομαι appears especially in poetic or literary usage, signifying 'to bestow' or 'to grant as a gift.' In Hellenistic and Koine Greek, including the Septuagint and New Testament, it regularly carries the sense of granting or bestowing freely, often as divine or royal favor. The word is characteristically used for gifts given out of generosity, grace, or beneficence, rather than payment or debt. Distinct from verbs like δίδωμι (to give) or χαρίζομαι (to grant, to favor), δωρέομαι stresses the gratuity and unearned quality of the action. In the New Testament, it often refers to gifts or blessings—whether material or spiritual—given by God or in the context of inter-personal relationships. English translations as 'give' or 'bestow' may not always communicate the sense of gratuitousness inherent to the Greek term.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

middle voice from δῶρον; to bestow gratuitously:--give.

Root Family

δωρέομαι (dōreomai) — to give freely, to bestow, to grant as a gift

Root δωρ- to give, to bestow, to present

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G1433-01 δεδωρημένης dedoremenes V PRF MID PTCP GEN F SG has granted having been freely granted having been freely granted 1
G1433-02 δεδώρηται dedoretai V PRF MID IND 3P SG have been given has freely granted has freely granted 1
G1433-03 ἐδωρήσατο edoresato V AOR MID IND 3P SG he granted he graciously bestowed he granted 1

Occurrences in Scripture

3 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G1433-03 Mark 15:45 ἐδωρήσατο edoresato V AOR MID IND 3P SG he granted he graciously bestowed he granted
G1433-01 2 Peter 1:3 δεδωρημένης dedoremenes V PRF MID PTCP GEN F SG has granted having been freely granted having been freely granted
G1433-02 2 Peter 1:4 δεδώρηται dedoretai V PRF MID IND 3P SG have been given has freely granted has freely granted
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