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προσφορά

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greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine9 occurrences4 books9 verses

Definition

προσ-φορά, -ᾶς, ἡ

(προσφέρω), [in LXX: 1 Kings 7:48 (פָּנִים) Psalm 40:6 (מִנְחָה), I Esther 5:52, Sir.14.11, al. ;]

1. a bringing to, offering (Plat., al.).

2. (Less frequently in cl.), a present, an offering; in NT, of sacrificial offerings: Acts 21:26; 24:17, Ephesians 5:2, Hebrews 10:5, 8; 10:14; περί ἀμαρτίας, Hebrews 10:18; with genitive obj., Romans 15:16, Hebrews 10:10.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

9 total
  1. Acts 21:26προσφορά · offering
    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.
  2. Acts 24:17προσφοράς · to present offerings
    After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.
  3. Romans 15:16προσφορὰ · [an] offering
    …to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
  4. Ephesians 5:2προσφορὰν · offering
    …and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
  5. Hebrews 10:5προσφορὰν · offering
    Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.
  6. Hebrews 10:8προσφορὰς · offerings
    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).
  7. Hebrews 10:10προσφορᾶς · sacrifice
    And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
  8. Hebrews 10:14προσφορᾷ · offering
    …because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.
  9. Hebrews 10:18προσφορὰ · an offering
    And where these have been forgiven, an offering for sin is no longer needed.