Quick Definition
δωρεάν Adv as a free gift, without payment, freely
Strong's Definition
accusative case of 1431 as adverb; gratuitously (literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage: without a cause, freely, for naught, in vain
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
advb. | δωρέομαι
57.85 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Give
without cost, as a free gift, without paying (derivative of δωρέομαι ‘to give,’ 57.83) pertaining to being freely given
MAT 10:8 · MAT 10:8 · ROM 3:24 · 2CO 11:7 · 2TH 3:8 · REV 21:6 · REV 22:17
89.20 · Relations · Cause and/or Reason
without cause, without reason, for no reason pertaining to there being no cause or legitimate reason
89.63 · Relations · Purpose
for no purpose, without purpose pertaining to being without purpose
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
δωρεάν dōrean 9x
gratis, gratuitously, freely, Mt. 10:8; Rom. 3:24; in NT undeservedly, without cause, Jn. 15:25; in vain, Gal. 2:21
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
δωρεάν, v.s. δωρεά.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
δωρεάν (dōrean) — freely. Included with: δωρ-εά, Ionic dialect δωρ-εή, ἡ: δωρειά in earlier Attic Inscrr., [Refs]:— gift, present, especially bounty (={δόσις ἀναπόδοτος} [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πορεῖν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. δέχεσθαι, λαμβάνειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δωρειὰν καὶ χάριν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a legacy, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; δωρεαί privileges and immunities, opposed to δῶρα, gifts in cash or kind, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
2. estate granted by a king, fief, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
II. accusative δωρεάν as adverb, as a free gift, freely, [LXX+5th c.BC+]; so κατὰ δωρεάν [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἐν δωρεᾷ προσνεῖμαι [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; but γῆν (ἀμπελῶνα, etc.) ἐν δωρεᾷ ἔχειν to hold land by a royal grant, PRev. Laws [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
II.2. to no purpose, for naught, [NT]