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 14:16 δώσει dōsei · An action: will happen, done by him, her or it
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever,
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John 14:27 δίδωμι didōmi · An action: happening now, done by me
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
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John 14:27 δίδωσιν didōsin · An action: happening now, done by him, her or it
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
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John 14:27 δίδωμι didōmi · An action: happening now, done by me
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
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John 15:16 δῷ dō · An action that might happen: simple past, done by him, her or it
Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
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John 16:23 δώσει dōsei · An action: will happen, done by him, her or it
And in that day ye shall ask me no question. Verily, verily, I say unto you, if ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name.
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John 17:2 ἔδωκας edōkas · An action: simple past, done by you
even as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that to all whom thou hast given him, he should give eternal life.
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John 17:2 δέδωκας dedōkas · An action: finished, with a lasting result, done by you
even as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that to all whom thou hast given him, he should give eternal life.
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John 17:2 δώσῃ dōsē · An action that might happen: simple past, done by him, her or it
even as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that to all whom thou hast given him, he should give eternal life.
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John 17:4 δέδωκάς dedōkas · An action: finished, with a lasting result, done by you
I glorified thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which thou hast given me to do.
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John 17:6 ἔδωκάς edōkas · An action: simple past, done by you
I manifested thy name unto the men whom thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them to me; and they have kept thy word.
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John 17:6 ἔδωκας edōkas · An action: simple past, done by you
I manifested thy name unto the men whom thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them to me; and they have kept thy word.
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John 17:7 δέδωκάς dedōkas · An action: finished, with a lasting result, done by you
Now they know that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are from thee:
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John 17:8 ἔδωκάς edōkas · An action: simple past, done by you
for the words which thou gavest me I have given unto them; and they received them, and knew of a truth that I came forth from thee, and they believed that thou didst send me.
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John 17:8 δέδωκα dedōka · An action: finished, with a lasting result, done by me
for the words which thou gavest me I have given unto them; and they received them, and knew of a truth that I came forth from thee, and they believed that thou didst send me.
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John 17:9 δέδωκάς dedōkas · An action: finished, with a lasting result, done by you
I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for those whom thou hast given me; for they are thine:
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John 17:11 δέδωκάς dedōkas · An action: finished, with a lasting result, done by you
And I am no more in the world, and these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name which thou hast given me, that they may be one, even as we are.
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John 17:12 δέδωκάς dedōkas · An action: finished, with a lasting result, done by you
While I was with them, I kept them in thy name which thou hast given me: and I guarded them, and not one of them perished, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
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John 17:14 δέδωκα dedōka · An action: finished, with a lasting result, done by me
I have given them thy word; and the world hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
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John 17:22 δέδωκάς dedōkas · An action: finished, with a lasting result, done by you
And the glory which thou hast given me I have given unto them; that they may be one, even as we are one;
American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.

