Greek noun (feminine) · G4376
προσφορά
prosphorapros-for-ah'
a bringing to, offering (Plat., al.).; (Less frequently in cl.), a present, an offering
9 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: prosphorá
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4376is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 7spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4376
presentation; concretely, an oblation (bloodless) or sacrifice
The King James renders it: offering (up).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
prosphora is rendered "a bringing to, offering (Plat., al.).; (Less frequently in cl.), a present, an offering". It stands 9 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Five of the uses stand in Hebrews, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "a bringing to, offering (Plat., al.).".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Acts 21:26So 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.
- The Greek text spells it seven different ways.
The first use
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.
Acts 21:26προσφορά
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Five of the word's nine uses are in Hebrews.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: a bringing to, offering (Plat., al.)., and (Less frequently in cl.), a present, an offering.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| a bringing to, offering (Plat., al.). | Tagged as
| WhereActs 21:26So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them… |
| (Less frequently in cl.), a present, an offeringin NT, of sacrificial offerings | Tagged as
| WhereActs 21:26So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| προσέρχομαι | proserchomai | to come near/agree | Uses86 |
| προσεύχομαι | proseuchomai | to pray | Uses85 |
| πρόσωπον | prosopon | face | Uses75 |
| προσκυνέω | proskyneo | to worship | Uses60 |
| προσφέρω | prosphero | to bring to | Uses47 |
| προσευχή | proseuche | prayer | Uses35 |
| προσκαλέομαι | proskaleomai | to call to/summon | Uses28 |
| προσέχω | prosecho | to watch out | Uses24 |
| προστίθημι | prostithemi | to add (to) | Uses18 |
| προσδοκάω | prosdokao | to look for | Uses16 |
| προσδέχομαι | prosdechomai | to wait for/welcome | Uses14 |
| προσλαμβάνω | proslambano | to take | Uses12 |
and 55 more on the stem.
All 9, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
7 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- προσφορὰ2
- προσφορὰν2
- προσφορά1
- προσφορᾷ1
- προσφοράς1
- προσφορὰς1
- προσφορᾶς1
The grammar of each form
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular3N-NSF
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural2N-APF
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2N-ASF
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1N-DSF
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1N-GSF
Acts
two uses
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.
- προσφοράprosphoranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: sacrifice
After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.
- προσφοράςprosphorasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: offerings
Romans
one use
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.
- προσφορὰprosphoranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: offering
Ephesians
one use
and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
- προσφορὰνprosphorannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: an offering
Hebrews
five uses
Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.
- προσφορὰνprosphorannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: offering
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).
- προσφορὰςprosphorasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: offerings
And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
- προσφορᾶςprosphorasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: offering
because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.
- προσφορᾷprosphoranoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: offering
And where these have been forgiven, an offering for sin is no longer needed.
- προσφορὰprosphoranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: an offering
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.