Strong's Lexicon
G2878 — κορβάν
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2878 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κορβάν |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | of Hebrew and Chaldee origin respectively (H7133) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | korban |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kor-ban' (and korbanas kor-ban-as') n. |
| Meaning: | 1. a votive offering and the offering 2. a consecrated present (to the Temple fund) 3. (by extension, the latter term) the Treasury itself, i.e. the room where the contribution boxes stood |
| KJV Renderings: | Corban, treasury |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κορβᾶν (κορβᾶν WH; but see Tdf. Proleg., p. 102), indeclinable, and κορβανᾶς, accusative κορβᾶν (Buttmann, 20 (18)), ὁ (Hebrew ÷ÈøÀáÈÌï i. e. an offering, the Sept. everywhere δῶρον, a term which comprehends all kinds of sacrifices, the bloody as well as the bloodless);
1. κορβᾶν, a gift offered (or to be offered) to God: Mar 7:11 (Josephus, Antiquities 4, 4, 4, of the Nazarites, οἱ κορβᾶν αὑτούς ὀνομασαντες τῷ Θεῷ, δῶρον δέ τοῦτο σημαίνει κατά Ἑλλήνων γλῶτταν; cf. contracted Apion. 1, 22, 4; (BB. DD. under the word, Corban; Ginsburg in the Bible Educator, 1:155)).
2. κορβανᾶς, κορβανα (see Buttmann, as above), the sacred treasury: Mat 27:6 (L marginal reading Tr marginal reading κορβᾶν) (τόν ἱερόν θησαυρόν, καλεῖται δέ κορβανᾶς, Josephus, b. j. 2, 9, 4).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κορβᾶν (Corban)
Matthew 27:6
- KJV: And the chief priests took the silver pieces and said It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury because it is the price of blood
- GK: οι δε αρχιερείς λαβόντες τα αργύρια είπον ουκ έξεστι βαλείν αυτά εις τον κορβανάν επεί τιμή αίματός εστι
Mark 7:11
- KJV: But ye say If a man shall say to his father or mother Corban that is to say a gift by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me
- GK: υμείς δε λέγετε εάν είπη άνθρωπος τω πατρί η τη μητρί κορβάν ο εστι δώρον ο εάν εξ εμού ωφεληθής