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Strong's G1431 δωρεά (dorea)

Dorea means “gift” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1431 — gadal (“make”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1431
Language Greek
Linked Usages 28
Books 20

Strong's G1431 Quick Answer

Strong's G1431 δωρεά (dorea) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. dorea (do-reh-ah') n. 1. a gratuity [from G1435] It has 28 linked Bible usages across 20 books. Visible English usage signals include gift. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
dorea (do-reh-ah') n. 1. a gratuity [from G1435]
Usage
28 linked usages
Books
20 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
gift

Meaning and Definition

dorea (do-reh-ah') n. 1. a gratuity [from G1435] KJV: gift Root(s): G1435

Original Word
δωρεά
Transliteration
dorea
Derivation
Root: δῶρον R1: 1435
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1431. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

free gift

Usage: δωρεά, -ᾶς, ἡ (δίδωμι), [in LXX chiefly (-άν) for חִנָּם, as Gen.29:15 ;] a gift: Act.11:17, Rom.5:15, Heb.6:4; δ. τ. θεοῦ, Jhn.4:10, Act.8:20; τ. Χριστοῦ, Eph.4:7; τ. πνεύματος, Act.2:38 10:45; τ. δικαιοσύνης, Rom.5:17; τ. χάριτος, Eph.3:7; ἀνεκδιηγήτὶῳ δ., 2Co.9:15. Acc, δωρεάν, adverbially (as frequently in LXX), __(a) freely, as a gift: Mat.10:8, Rom.3:24, 2Co.11:7, 2Th.3:8, Rev.21:6 22:17; __(b) in vain, uselessly: (Jhn.15:25 LXX) Gal.2:21.† SYN.: see: δόμα (AS)

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How Strong's G1431 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render dorea, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

gift John 4:10 11×

How Strong's G1431 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 11 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1431 (δωρεά) appears 17 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1431 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1431 in the New Testament

11 indexed usages in New Testament.

John 4:10 KJV

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.

Acts 2:38 KJV

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Acts 8:20 KJV

But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

Strong's G1431 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

11 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 21:11 Septuagint / Brenton

And if he will not do these three things to her, she shall go out free without money.

1 Kingdoms 25:31 Septuagint / Brenton

then this shall not be an abomination and offense to my lord, to have shed innocent blood without cause, and for my lord to have avenged himself: and so may the Lord do good to my lord, and thou shalt remember thy handmaid to do her good.

3 Kingdoms 2:31 Septuagint / Brenton

And the king said to him, Go, and do to him as he has spoken, and kill him: and thou shalt bury him, and thou shalt remove this day the blood which he shed without cause, from me and from the house of my father.

Strong's G1431 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

6 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 3:5 Septuagint / Brenton

Let every one of us speak a sentence: he that shall overcome, and whose sentence shall seem wiser than the others, unto him shall the King Darius give great gifts, and great things in token of victory:

2 Maccabees 4:30 Septuagint / Brenton

While those things were in doing, they of Tarsus and Mallus made insurrection, because they were given to the king’s concubine, called Antiochis.

3 Maccabees 1:7 Septuagint / Brenton

By doing this, and by making donations to their temples, he inspired his subjects with confidence.

Usage Excerpts

First 28 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1431.

Exodus 21:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if he will not do these three things to her, she shall go out free without money.
1 Kingdoms 25:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then this shall not be an abomination and offense to my lord, to have shed innocent blood without cause, and for my lord to have avenged himself: and so may the Lord do good to my lord, and thou shalt remember thy handmaid to do her good.
3 Kingdoms 2:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king said to him, Go, and do to him as he has spoken, and kill him: and thou shalt bury him, and thou shalt remove this day the blood which he shed without cause, from me and from the house of my father.
1 Chronicles 21:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And King David said to Ornan, Nay; for I will surely buy it for its worth in money: for I will not take thy property for the Lord, to offer a whole burnt offering to the Lord without cost to myself.
Job 1:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the devil answered, and said before the Lord, Does Job worship the Lord for nothing?
Psalms 34:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For without cause they have hidden for me their destructive snare: Without a cause they have reproached my soul.
Psalms 34:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let not them that are mine enemies without a cause rejoice against me; Who hate me for nothing, and wink with their eyes.
Isaiah 52:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thus saith the Lord, Ye have been sold for nought; and ye shall not be ransomed with silver.
Jeremiah 22:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He that builds his house not with justice, and his upper chambers not with judgment, who works by means of his neighbor for nothing, and will by no means give him his reward.
Daniel 2:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if ye make known to me the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and presents and much honor: only tell me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.
Daniel 5:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Daniel said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give the present of thy house to another; but I will read the writing, and will make known to thee the interpretation of it.
John 4:10 New Testament, KJV
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.
Acts 2:38 New Testament, KJV
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Acts 8:20 New Testament, KJV
But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
Acts 10:45 New Testament, KJV
And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Acts 11:17 New Testament, KJV
Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?
Romans 5:15 New Testament, KJV
But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
Romans 5:17 New Testament, KJV
For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
Ephesians 3:7 New Testament, KJV
Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
Ephesians 4:7 New Testament, KJV
But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Hebrews 6:4 New Testament, KJV
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
1 Esdras 3:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Let every one of us speak a sentence: he that shall overcome, and whose sentence shall seem wiser than the others, unto him shall the King Darius give great gifts, and great things in token of victory:
2 Maccabees 4:30 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
While those things were in doing, they of Tarsus and Mallus made insurrection, because they were given to the king’s concubine, called Antiochis.
3 Maccabees 1:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
By doing this, and by making donations to their temples, he inspired his subjects with confidence.
Wisdom of Solomon 7:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For she is a treasure unto men that never faileth: Which they that use become the friends of God, Being commended for the gifts that come from learning.
Wisdom of Solomon 16:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore even then was it altered into all fashions, And was obedient to thy grace, that nourisheth all things, According to the desire of them that had need:
Wisdom of Sirach 29:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Many therefore have refused to lend for other men’s ill dealing, Fearing to be defrauded.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1431, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
John 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 4 usages, New Testament
Romans 2 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Ephesians 2 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G1431 FAQ

What does dorea (δωρεά) mean?

Dorea (Strong's G1431) is a Greek word most simply glossed "gift". dorea (do-reh-ah') n. 1. a gratuity [from G1435]

How many times is dorea (δωρεά) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 28 linked usages for Strong's G1431 across 20 books.

Where can I study dorea (δωρεά) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1431 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate dorea (δωρεά)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as gift. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1431 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 11 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 6 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1431, with linked reader references where each row is available.