Word meanings
Short definition
[in LXX chiefly for נָתַן (53 words in all) ;]
to give—in various senses, accusative to context—bestow, grant, supply, deliver, commit, yield: absol., Act.20:35; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), Mat.4:9 5:31, Jhn.1:12, al. mult.; with dative of person(s), before ἐκ, Mat.25:8; id. with genitive part.. Rev.2:17; with accusative of person(s), Jhn.3:16, Rev.20:13, al.; δεξιάς, Gal.2:9; φίλημα, Luk.7:45; γνῶσιν, Luk.1:77; κρίσιν, Jhn.5:22; of seed yielding fruit, Mrk.4:7, 8; ἐργασίαν (Deiss., LAE, 117f.), Luk.12:58; with inf. fin., Mat.27:34, Mrk.5:43, Luk.8:55, Jhn.6:52, al.; with dative of person(s) and inf., Luk.1:74, al.; with accusative and inf., Act.2:27, Rev.3:9; with dupl. accusative, Mat.20:28, Mrk.10:45, Eph.1:22 4:11, 2Th.3:9, 1Ti.2:6, al.; ἑαυτὸν δ. εἰς (Polyb., al.), Act.19:31; with dative of person(s), before κατά (MM, Exp., xi), Rev.2:28 (LXX); δ. ἵνα, Rev.3:9; δέδωκα ἐνώπιόν σου θύραν ἀνεῳγμένην, Rev.3:8.
SYN.: δωρέομαι. (AS)
Strong's dictionary
a prolonged form of a primary verb (which is used as an alternative in most of the tenses); to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection):--adventure, bestow, bring forth, commit, deliver (up), give, grant, hinder, make, minister, number, offer, have power, put, receive, set, shew, smite (+ with the hand), strike (+ with the palm of the hand), suffer, take, utter, yield.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)
Full lexicon entry (Liddell-Scott-Jones)
[Refs 8th c.BC+] (late δίδω [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; late forms, 1st pers. plural διδόαμεν see reading in [Refs 1st c.AD+]; but thematic forms are frequently used, especially in Epic dialect and Ionic dialect, διδοῖς, διδοῖσθα, [Refs 8th c.BC+], διδοῖ [Refs 8th c.BC+], uncertain in Attic dialect, [Refs 6th c.BC+], Epic dialect δίδωθι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; infinitive διδόναι, also διδοῦν [Refs 6th c.BC+], Epic dialect διδοῦναι [Refs 8th c.BC+], Aeolic dialect δίδων [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; participle διδούς, Aeolic dialect δίδοις [Refs 7th c.BC+]imperfect ἐδίδουν -ους -ου, [Refs 8th c.BC+] (Epic dialect δίδου [Refs 8th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. plural ἐδίδοσαν [Refs 8th c.BC+] codices (ἀπ-), also ἔδιδον probably in [Refs]; Epic dialect iterative δόσκον [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future δώσω [Refs], Epic dialect διδώσω [Refs 8th c.BC+]; infinitive δωσέμεναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist 1 ἔδωκα, used only in indicative, [Refs 8th c.BC+], Epic dialect δῶκα [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist 2 ἔδων, used in plural indicative ἔδομεν ἔδοτε ἔδοσαν (Laconian dialect ἔδον [Refs], and in moods, δός, δῶ, δοίην, δοῦναι, δού; Epic dialect forms of aorist, subjunctive 3rd.pers. singular δώῃ, δώῃσι, δῷσι, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. singular δώη, Boeotian dialect δώει [Refs]; 1st pers. plural δώομεν [Refs 8th c.BC+], 3rd.pers. plural δώωσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. singular optative is written δόη [Refs]; infinitive δόμεναι [Refs 8th c.BC+] (also Doric dialect, [Refs 5th c.BC+] infinitive δοϝέναι [Refs 4th c.AD+] participle ἀπυ-δόας [Refs]; infinitive δῶναι [Refs 3rd c.BC+], also in later Greek, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: perfect δέδωκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Boeotian dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἀπο-δεδόανθι [Refs]: pluperfect ἐδεδώκει [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle only in compounds:— passive, future δοθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ἐδόθην [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect δέδομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. plural δέδονται [Refs 5th c.BC+]: pluperfect ἐδέδοτο [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—give freely, τινί τι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: in present and imperfect, to be ready to give, offer, [Refs 8th c.BC+]things offered, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
2 of the gods, grant, assign, κῦδος, νίκην, etc., [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc.; of evils, δ. ἄλγεα, ἄτας, κήδεα, etc., [Refs 8th c.BC+] in passive, οὔ τοι δέδοται πολεμήϊα ἔργα not to thee have deeds of war been granted, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; later εὖ διδόναι τινί give good fortune, provide well for.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, of the laws, grant permission, δόντων αὐτῷ τῶν νόμων [Refs 5th c.BC+]
3 offer to the gods, ἑκατόμβας, ἱρὰ θεοῖσιν, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
4 with infinitive added, ξεῖνος γάρ οἱ ἔδωκεν.. ἐς πόλεμον φορέειν gave it him to wear in war, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: later frequently of giving to eat or drink, ἐκ χειρὸς διδοῖ πιεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; with infinitive omitted, φιάλην ἔδωκε κεράσας [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also of giving water to wash with, δίδου κατὰ χειρός (i.e. νίψασθαι) [Refs 4th c.BC+]
5 Prose phrases, δ. ὅρκον, opposed to λαμβάνειν, tender an oath, δοκεῖ κἂν ὀμόσαι εἴ τις αὐτῷ ὅρκον διδοίη [Refs 4th c.BC+]; δ. ψῆφον, γνώμην, put a proposal to the vote, propose a resolution, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀργῇ χάριν δούς having indulged.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λόγον τινὶ δ. give one leave to speak, [Refs 5th c.BC+]deliberate, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δοῦναι, λαβεῖν λόγον, [Refs 4th c.BC+] render accounts, [Refs] lend an ear to.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. ἐργασίαν give diligence, = Latin dare operam, [Refs 1st c.BC+]: with infinitive, [NT]; ἐμβολὰς διδόναι, ram, of ships, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
II with accusative person, hand over, deliver up, ἀχέεσσί με δώσεις [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II.2 of parents, give their daughter to wife, θυγατέρα ἀνδρί [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also of Telemachus, ἀνέρι μητέρα δώσω [Refs]; τὴν.. Σάμηνδε ἔδοσαν gave her in marriage to go to Samé, [Refs]; with infinitive added, δώσω σοι Χαρίτων μίαν ὀπυιέμεναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II.3 διδόναι τινά τινι grant another to one's entreaties, pardon him at one's request, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διδόναι τινί τι forgive one a thing, condone it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.4 δ. ἑαυτόν τινι give oneself up, δ. σφέας αὐτοὺς τοῖσι Ἀθηναίοισι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς τρυφήν, εἰς λῃστείας, [Refs 1st c.BC+]: with infinitive, δίδωσ᾽ ἑκὼν κτείνειν ἑαυτόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.5 appoint, establish, of a priest, [LXX]; δῶμεν ἀρχηγόν[LXX]; δ. τινὰ εἰς ἔθνος μέγα[LXX]; place, τινὰ ὑπεράνω πάντα τὰ ἔθνη[LXX]passive, οἱ δεδομένοι, = Nethinim, ministers of the Temple,[LXX]; ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς ἵνα.. orders were given them that.., [NT]
III in vows and prayers, with accusative person et infinitive, grant, allow, bring about that.., especially in prayers, δὸς ἀποφθίμενον δῦναι δόμον Ἄϊδος εἴσω grant that he may go.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δός με τείσασθαι give me to.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.2 grant, concede in argument, δ. καὶ συγχωρεῖν [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with infinitive, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; δεδομένα, τά, data, title of work by Euclid; ἡ δοθεῖσα γραμμή, γωνία, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also in Alchemy, δός take certain substances, [Refs]
IV Grammars, describe, record, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
V seemingly intransitive, give oneself up, devote oneself, with dative, especially ἡδονῇ [Refs 5th c.BC+]at full speed, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
Every occurrence
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John 1:12 ἔδωκεν edōken · An action: simple past, done by him, her or it
But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:
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John 1:17 ἐδόθη edothē · An action: simple past, done to him, her or it
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
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John 1:22 δῶμεν dōmen · An action that might happen: simple past, done by us
They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
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John 3:16 ἔδωκεν edōken · An action: simple past, done by him, her or it
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
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John 3:27 δεδομένον dedomenon · An -ing word: finished, with a lasting result, it is done to the subject
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.
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John 3:34 δίδωσιν didōsin · An action: happening now, done by him, her or it
For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.
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John 3:35 δέδωκεν dedōken · An action: finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it
The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
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John 4:5 ἔδωκεν edōken · An action: simple past, done by him, her or it
So he cometh to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph:
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John 4:7 δός dos · A command to you: do this
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
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John 4:10 δός dos · A command to you: do this
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
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John 4:10 ἔδωκεν edōken · An action: simple past, done by him, her or it
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
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John 4:12 ἔδωκεν edōken · An action: simple past, done by him, her or it
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his sons, and his cattle?
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John 4:14 δώσω dōsō · An action: will happen, done by me
but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up unto eternal life.
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John 4:14 δώσω dōsō · An action: will happen, done by me
but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up unto eternal life.
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John 4:15 δός dos · A command to you: do this
The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come all the way hither to draw.
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John 5:22 δέδωκεν dedōken · An action: finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it
For neither doth the Father judge any man, but he hath given all judgment unto the Son;
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John 5:26 ἔδωκεν edōken · An action: simple past, done by him, her or it
For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself:
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John 5:27 ἔδωκεν edōken · An action: simple past, done by him, her or it
and he gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man.
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John 5:36 δέδωκέν dedōken · An action: finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it
But the witness which I have is greater than that of John; for the works which the Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
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John 6:27 δώσει dōsei · An action: will happen, done by him, her or it
Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.
American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.

