ΔΩΡΕΑΝ, δωρεαν
DŌREAN, dōrean
Sounds Like: doh-reh-AHN
Translations: freely, for nothing, without cause, in vain, gratuitously, undeservedly
From the root: ΔΩΡΕΑΝ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word means 'freely' or 'gratuitously,' indicating something given or done without cost or obligation. It can also mean 'without cause' or 'in vain,' implying that something is done without a valid reason or achieves no purpose. It is used to describe actions that are unmerited or without charge.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G1432 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
- Letter of Barnabas — 9:9
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:22
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 10:33
- Psalms — 34:7, 34:19, 68:5, 108:3, 118:161, 119:7
- Job — 1:9
- Sirach — 20:23, 29:6, 29:7
- Isaiah — 52:3, 52:5
- Jeremiah — 22:13
- Malachi — 1:10
- Matthew — 10:8
- John — 4:10, 15:25
- Acts of the Apostles — 2:38, 8:20, 11:17
- Romans — 3:24
- 2 Corinthians — 11:7
- Galatians — 2:21
- Ephesians — 3:7
- 2 Thessalonians — 3:8
- Revelation — 22:17
- Epistle of Barnabas — 9:9
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Trallians — 10:1
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 13:222
- Book 2 — 6:151
- Book 3 — 1:35, 5:78, 8:223
- Book 4 — 3:46
- Book 5 — 2:126, 8:281
- Book 6 — 13:323
- Book 8 — 6:151
- Book 11 — 5:166
- Book 12 — 2:24, 6:216, 6:219
- Book 14 — 9:164, 10:209, 14:370
- Book 15 — 6:176
- Book 16 — 10:309
- Book 17 — 5:96, 11:322
- Book 20 — 7:139
Josephus' The Jewish War
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 29:15
- Exodus — 21:2, 21:11
- Numbers — 11:5
- 1 Samuel — 19:5, 25:31
- 2 Samuel — 24:24
- 1 Kings — 2:31
- 1 Chronicles — 21:24
- 1 Maccabees — 10:33
- Psalms — 34:7, 34:19, 68:5, 108:3, 118:161, 119:7
- Psalms of Solomon — 7:1
- Job — 1:9
- Sirach — 20:23, 29:6, 29:7
- Isaiah — 52:3, 52:5
- Jeremiah — 22:13
- Lamentations — 3:52
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 5:17
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 11:39
- Malachi — 1:10
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 10:8
- John — 4:10, 15:25
- Acts — 2:38, 8:20, 11:17
- Romans — 3:24
- 2 Corinthians — 11:7
- Galatians — 2:21
- Ephesians — 3:7
- 2 Thessalonians — 3:8
- Revelation — 21:6, 22:17
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΩΡΕΑΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΩΡΕΑΝ — freely, for nothing, without cause, in vain, for no reason, undeservedly
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