Prosphora means “presentation” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H4376 — makar (“sell”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G4376 προσφορά (prosphora) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. prosphora (pros-for-ah') n. 1. presentation 2. (concretely) an oblation (bloodless) or sacrifice It has 22 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include offering and sacrifice. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
prosphora (pros-for-ah') n. 1. presentation 2. (concretely) an oblation (bloodless) or sacrifice [from G4374] KJV: offering (up) Root(s): G4374
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4376. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
offering
Usage: προσ-φορά, -ᾶς, ἡ (προσφέρω), [in LXX: 3Ki.7:48 (פָּנִים) Psa.40:6 (מִנְחָה), I Est.5:52, Sir.14:11, al. ;] __1. a bringing to, offering (Plat., al.). __2. (Less frequently in cl.), a present, an offering; in NT, of sacrificial offerings: Act.21:26 24:17, Eph.5:2, Heb.10:5, 8 10:14; περί ἀμαρτίας, Heb.10:18; with genitive obj., Rom.15:16, Heb.10:10.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render prosphora, 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.
Indexed coverage includes Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament. 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.
Strong's G4376 (προσφορά) appears 13 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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.
9 indexed usages in New Testament.
Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.
Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
3 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And King Solomon took the furniture which Hiram made for the house of the Lord, the golden altar, and the golden table of showbread.
Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not; But a body hast thou prepared me: Whole burnt offering and sacrifice for sin thou didst not require.
Neither is there at this time prince, or prophet, or leader, Or burnt offering, or sacrifice, or oblation, or incense, Or place to sacrifice before thee, and to find mercy.
10 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
Also they held the feast of tabernacles, as it is commanded in the law, and offered sacrifices daily, as was meet:
My son, according to thy ability do good to thyself, And give the Lord his due offering.
When thou sittest among many, Reach not thy hand out first of all.
First 22 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4376.
And King Solomon took the furniture which Hiram made for the house of the Lord, the golden altar, and the golden table of showbread.
Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not; But a body hast thou prepared me: Whole burnt offering and sacrifice for sin thou didst not require.
Neither is there at this time prince, or prophet, or leader, Or burnt offering, or sacrifice, or oblation, or incense, Or place to sacrifice before thee, and to find mercy.
Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.
Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
Also they held the feast of tabernacles, as it is commanded in the law, and offered sacrifices daily, as was meet:
My son, according to thy ability do good to thyself, And give the Lord his due offering.
When thou sittest among many, Reach not thy hand out first of all.
A very little is sufficient for a man well nurtured, And he fetcheth not his wind short upon his bed.
If thou be made the master of a feast, lift not thyself up, But be among them as one of the rest; Take diligent care for them, and so sit down.
A concert of music in a banquet of wine Is as a signet of carbuncle set in gold.
Give a sweet savor, and a memorial of fine flour; And make a fat offering, as not being.
He called upon the mighty Lord, When his enemies pressed upon him on every side, When he offered the sucking lamb.
So were all the sons of Aaron in their glory, And the oblations of the Lord in their hands, Before all the congregation of Israel.
And finishing the service at the altar, That he might adorn the offering of the most high Almighty,
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4376, grouped by book.
Prosphora (Strong's G4376) is a Greek word most simply glossed "presentation". prosphora (pros-for-ah') n. 1. presentation 2. (concretely) an oblation (bloodless) or sacrifice
This page currently indexes 22 linked usages for Strong's G4376 across 9 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4376 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as offering and sacrifice. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 3 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 10 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4376, with linked reader references where each row is available.