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προσφέρω

prospherōto bring toHow to read Greek
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Definition

προσ-φέρω

[in LXX chiefly for קָרַב hi. ;]

1. to bring to, lead to: with accusative and dative of person(s), Matthew 4:24; 8:16; 9:2, 32; 14:35; 17:16, Mark 2:4 (WH, R, txt.; sc. αὐτόν) Mark 10:13, Luke 18:15; 23:14; pass., Matthew 12:22 (act., WH, txt.) Matthew 18:24 (προσήχθη, WH) Matthew 19:13; with accusative of thing(s), Matthew 25:20; id. with dative of person(s), Matthew 22:19, Luke 23:36; τ. στόματι, John 19:29; metaphorically, with dative of person(s), to deal with, Hebrews 12:7 (cl.).

2. to offer: Matthew 2:11, Acts 8:18; esp. (as frequently in LXX; cf. FlJ, Ant., iii, 9, 3) sacrifices, gifts and prayers to God: absol., before περί (ὑπέρ), Mark 1:44, Luke 5:14, Hebrews 5:1, 3; 9:7; 10:12; pass., Acts 21:26; with accusative of thing(s) (δῶρον, θυσίαν, λυτρείαν, προσφοράν), Matthew 5:23-24 (aoristic pres.; M, Pr., 247) Matthew 8:4, John 16:2, Acts 7:42; 21:26, Hebrews 5:1; 8:3-4; 9:7, 9; 10:1-2, 8; 10:11-12; δεήσεις τε κ. ἱκετηρίας, Hebrews 5:7; with accusative of person(s), Hebrews 11:17 (conative impf.; M, Pr., 129); of Christ, Hebrews 7:27 (ἀνενέγκας, WH, txt.) Hebrews 9:14, 25; 9:28.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as προσφέρω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

47 total
  1. Matthew 2:11προσήνεγκαν · [and] presented
    On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
  2. Matthew 4:24προσήνεγκαν · [people] brought
    News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.
  3. Matthew 5:23προσφέρῃς · you are offering
    So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
  4. Matthew 5:24πρόσφερε · offer
    …leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
  5. Matthew 8:4προσένεγκον · offer
    Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
  6. Matthew 8:16προσήνεγκαν · were brought
    When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
  7. Matthew 9:2προσέφερον · [some men] brought
    Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.”
  8. Matthew 9:32προσήνεγκαν · was brought
    As they were leaving, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus.
  9. Matthew 12:22προσηνέχθη · was brought
    Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
  10. Matthew 14:35προσήνεγκαν · [People] brought
    And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding region. People brought all the sick to Him
  11. Matthew 17:16προσήνεγκα · I brought
    I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
  12. Matthew 18:24προσηνέχθη · was brought
    As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him.
  13. Matthew 19:13προσηνέχθησαν · were brought
    Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
  14. Matthew 22:19προσήνεγκαν · they brought
    Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.
  15. Matthew 25:20προσήνεγκεν · [and] presented
    The servant who had received the five talents came and presented five more. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’
  16. Mark 1:44προσένεγκε · present the offering
    “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
  17. Mark 2:4προσενέγκαι · to get to
    Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.
  18. Mark 10:13προσέφερον · [people] were bringing
    Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
  19. Luke 5:14προσένεγκε · present the offering
    “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
  20. Luke 18:15Προσέφερον · [people] were even bringing
    Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.
  21. Luke 23:14Προσηνέγκατέ · You brought
    …and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him.
  22. Luke 23:36προσφέροντες · to offer
    The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.
  23. John 16:2προσφέρειν · he is offering
    They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.
  24. John 19:29προσήνεγκαν · [and] lifted
    A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth.
  25. Acts 7:42προσηνέγκατέ · Did you bring
    But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
  26. Acts 8:18προσήνεγκεν · he offered
    When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
  27. Acts 21:26προσηνέχθη · would be made
    So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering would be made for each of them.
  28. Hebrews 5:1προσφέρῃ · offer
    Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
  29. Hebrews 5:3προσφέρειν · to offer sacrifices
    That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.
  30. Hebrews 5:7προσενέγκας · He offered up
    During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
  31. Hebrews 8:3προσφέρειν · offer; προσενέγκῃ · to offer
    And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer.
  32. Hebrews 8:4προσφερόντων · who offer
    Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law.
  33. Hebrews 9:7προσφέρει · he offered
    But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
  34. Hebrews 9:9προσφέρονται · being offered
    It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.
  35. Hebrews 9:14προσήνεγκεν · offered
    …how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
  36. Hebrews 9:25προσφέρῃ · offer
    Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.
  37. Hebrews 9:28προσενεχθεὶς · was offered
    …so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
  38. Hebrews 10:1προσφέρουσιν · offered
    For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.
  39. Hebrews 10:2προσφερόμεναι
    If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins.
  40. Hebrews 10:8προσφέρονται · they are offered
    In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law).
  41. Hebrews 10:11προσφέρων · to offer
    Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
  42. Hebrews 10:12προσενέγκας · had offered
    But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.
  43. Hebrews 11:4προσήνεγκεν · offered
    By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
  44. Hebrews 11:17προσενήνοχεν · offered up; προσέφερεν · was ready to offer
    By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,
  45. Hebrews 12:7προσφέρεται · is treating
    Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?