Quick Definition
δῶρον, ου, τό n.n. a gift, present
Strong's Definition
a present; specially, a sacrifice
KJV Usage: gift, offering
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, n. | -ου | δωρέομαι
57.84 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Give
gift, present (derivative of δωρέομαι ‘to give, to grant,’ 57.83) that which is given or granted Since δῶρον in MAT 5:24 refers specifically to the sacrifice, it may be useful to translate this phrase as ‘leave there your sacrifice before the altar.’
MAT 2:11 · MAT 5:23 · MAT 5:24 · MAT 5:24 · MAT 8:4 · MAT 15:5 · MAT 23:18 · MAT 23:19 · MAT 23:19 · MRK 7:11 · LUK 21:1 · LUK 21:4 · EPH 2:8 · HEB 5:1 · HEB 8:3 · HEB 8:4 · HEB 9:9 · HEB 11:4 · REV 11:10
6.142 · Artifacts · Containers
offering box a place for making gifts or offerings (see γαζοφυλάκιον[b] - 6.141) According to tradition there were thirteen such offering boxes in the Temple and the receptacles leading down to the boxes were made in the form of trumpets. As a result, the sound of coins falling into the boxes was rather conspicuous.
In LUK 21:4 it is possible to interpret εἰς τὰ δῶρα not as ‘into the offering boxes’ but as ‘for their gifts,’ thus reflecting a more common meaning of δῶρον[a] gift (57.84).
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
δῶρον dōron 19x
a gift, present, Mt. 2:11; Eph. 2:8; Rev. 11:10; an offering, sacrifice, Mt. 5:23, 24; 8:4; δῶρον, i.e. ἐστι[ν], it is consecrated to God, Mt. 15:5; Mk. 7:11; contribution to the temple, Lk. 21:1, 4
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
δῶρον, -ου, τό
(< δίδωμι), [in LXX chiefly for קׇרְבָּן, also for מִנְחָה, etc. ;]
a gift, present: Mt 2:11, Re 11:10; of gifts and sacrifices to God, Mt 5:23, 24 8:4 15:5 23:18, 19, Mk 7:11, Lk 21:1, 4, He 5:1 8:3, 4 9:9 11:4; δ. θεοῦ, Eph 2:8.†
SYN.: s.v. δόμα.
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
δῶρον δημοσιεύειν δωρε[ά]ν, ‘has offered his services as an honorary physician,” A/zched 1001 ¥* 58 (c, B.C. 200) λειτουργὲν ἅπαξ, ava πρεσβύτατα, δωρεὰν πάντας, with which cf, 1! εἰ δέ Ka ἐγ δωρεᾶς ἐπιμήνιοι μηκέτ᾽ ὦντι, making provision for the roll of compulsory free service being exhausted. So Priene 4*7 (B.C. 332-26) λεληιτούρκηκε δ.. Cavnat IV. 7837 πρεσβεύσαντα πρὸς τοὺς Σεβαστοὺς δωρεά, 20. 914” (i/a.p.) similarly. From the papyri, e.g. P Tebt I. 5187 (5. Ὁ. 118) μηδὲ συναναγκάζειν ἔργα δωρεὰν συντελεῖν παρευρέσει μηδεμιᾷ, “nor oblige them to work without payment on any pretext whatever” (Edd.), *°° δωρεὰν μηδὲ μισθῶν ὑφειμένων, ‘ gratis or at reduced wages” (Edd.). For the tax δωρεά, which suggests a “ benevolence,” and that on. γῆ ἐν δωρεᾷ, see the editors’ note on P Hib I. 664 and P Lille I. 195. In two tablets of B.c. 252, quoted by Wilcken Οὐ έν. i. p. 66 f., we find the adj.—rfjs δωρεαίας γῆς. The slightly developed meaning of δωρεάν ‘‘ for nothing,”’ “in vain,” which Grimm notes as unparalleled in Greek writers, seems to be regarded by Nageli, p. 35 ἢ, as sufficiently accounted for by the instances where it means “oratis” : Grimm’s own parallel with uses of gvaéuitus in latin shows how easily it would arise. For the form, see Mayser Gr. p. 68: the older ϑωρειά (Meisterhans Gr. p. 40) does not occur in our documents.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
δῶρον (dōron) — gift. δῶρον, τό, (δίδωμι) gift, present, gift of honour, ἀγλαὰ δ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; votive gift or offering to a god, φέρε δῶρον Ἀθήνῃ [LXX+NT+4th c.BC+]; ποῦ μοι τὰ.. δ. κἀκροθίνι; [Refs]; δῶρά τινος the gifts of, i. e. given by, him, θεῶν ἐρικυδέα δ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δῶρ᾽ Ἀφροδίτης, i.e. personal charms, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δ. τῶν Μουσῶν καὶ Ἀπόλλωνος, of μουσική, [Refs 5th c.BC+] with genitive _of things_, ὕπνου δ. the blessing of sleep, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δῶρα presents given as tribute, [Refs]; δῶρον τοῦ ποταμοῦ, of the land of Egypt, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. δῶρα presents, as retaining fees or bribes, [Refs 4th c.BC+], etc. (the usual sense of the word in Attic dialect Oratt.): hence in _Attic dialect_ law, δώρων γραφή an indictment for being bribed, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; δώρων κριθῆναι to be tried for taking bribes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δώρων ἑλεῖν τινα to convict him of taking bribes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. ὀφλεῖν to be found guilty of taking bribes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
3. in plural, good qualities, talents, τὰ βασιλέως δ. [Refs 4th c.AD+]
II. front part of palm, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II.2. hand's breadth, palm, as a measure of length, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; compare δεκάδωρος.