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)

a gift; freely; in vain, uselessly