King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4376
Transliteration: prosphora
Phonetic Spelling: (pros-for-ah')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: an offering
Meaning: an offering
προσφορά, προσφοράς, ἡ (προσφέρω), offering; i. e. 1. the act of offering, a bringing to (Plato, Aristotle, Polybius). 2. that which is offered, a gift, a present (Sophocles O. C. 1270; Theophrastus, char. 30 under the end). In the N. T. a sacrifice (A. V. offering), whether bloody or not: Acts 21:26; Acts 24:17; Ephesians 5:2; Hebrews 10:5, 8, 14,(Sir. 14:11 Sir. 31:21 (Sir. 34:19); Sir. 32:1, 6 (Sir. 35:8); once for מִנְחָה, Psalm 39:7 (); περί ἁμαρτίας, offering for sin, expiatory sacrifice, Hebrews 10:18; with the genitive of the object, τοῦ σώματος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ Hebrews 10:10; τῶν ἐθνῶν, the sacrifice which I offer in turning the Gentiles to God, Romans 15:16.
Word Summary
prosphora: an offering
Original Word: προσφοράTransliteration: prosphora
Phonetic Spelling: (pros-for-ah')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: an offering
Meaning: an offering
Strong's Concordance
offering up. From prosphero; presentation; concretely, an oblation (bloodless) or sacrifice -- offering (up).
see GREEK prosphero
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4376: προσφοράπροσφορά, προσφοράς, ἡ (προσφέρω), offering; i. e. 1. the act of offering, a bringing to (Plato, Aristotle, Polybius). 2. that which is offered, a gift, a present (Sophocles O. C. 1270; Theophrastus, char. 30 under the end). In the N. T. a sacrifice (A. V. offering), whether bloody or not: Acts 21:26; Acts 24:17; Ephesians 5:2; Hebrews 10:5, 8, 14,(Sir. 14:11 Sir. 31:21 (Sir. 34:19); Sir. 32:1, 6 (Sir. 35:8); once for מִנְחָה, Psalm 39:7