Quick Definition
a gift, offering
Biblical Persons & Places
Corban
Temple Treasury= in Jerusalem (Jerusalem@Gen.14.18-Rev=H3389)
A location in Jerusalem first mentioned at Mat.27.6;
referred to as <>Corban or "treasury" (κορβᾶν).
Strong's Definition
a votive offering and the offering; a consecrated present (to the Temple fund); by extension (the latter term) the Treasury itself, i.e. the room where the contribution boxes stood
Derivation: of Hebrew and Chaldee origin respectively (H07133);
KJV Usage: Corban, treasury
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κορβᾶν (κορβᾶν WH; but see Tdf. Proleg., p. 102), indeclinable, and κορβανᾶς, accusative κορβᾶν (Buttmann, 20 (18)), ὁ (Hebrew χΘψΐαΘΜο i. e. an offering, the Sept. everywhere δῶρον, a term which comprehends all kinds of sacrifices, the bloody as well as the bloodless);
1. κορβᾶν, a gift offered (or to be offered) to God: Mar_7:11 (Josephus, Antiquities 4, 4, 4, of the Nazarites, οἱ κορβᾶν αὑτούς ὀνομασαντες τῷ Θεῷ, δῶρον δέ τοῦτο σημαίνει κατά Ἑλλήνων γλῶτταν; cf. contracted Apion. 1, 22, 4; (BB. DD. under the word, Corban; Ginsburg in the Bible Educator, 1:155)).
2. κορβανᾶς, κορβανα (see Buttmann, as above), the sacred treasury: Mat_27:6 (L marginal reading Tr marginal reading κορβᾶν) (τόν ἱερόν θησαυρόν, καλεῖται δέ κορβανᾶς, Josephus, b. j. 2, 9, 4).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
κορβᾶν korban 1x
corban, a gift, offering, oblation, anything consecrated to God, Mar_7:11
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
*† κορβάν
( Rec. , T , -βᾶν ),
indecl .
( Heb . H7133 ),
an offering, a gift offered to God: Mar_7:11 ( cf. κορβανᾶς ).†
† κορβανᾶς , -ᾶ , ὁ
( Heb . H7133 ),
the Temple treasury: Mat_27:6 ( cf. κορβάν ).†
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
κορβᾶν [Etym: indecl. Hebrew word] "a gift or votive offering for the service of God", NTest. :—hence κορβανᾶς, ὁ, "the treasury of the temple" at Jerusalem, id=NTest.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
κορβάν (Rec., T, -βᾶν), indecl. (Heb. קׇרְבָּן),
an offering, a gift offered to God: Mrk.7:11 (cf. κορβανᾶς).†
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