Dídōmi — G1325

G1325 · Greek — δίδωμι

Pronunciation: did'-o-mee

Definition

verb

to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)

  1. τίνι τί, to give something to some one — in various senses
    1. of one's own accord to give one something, to his advantage
    2. to grant, give to one asking, let have
    3. to supply, furnish, necessary things
    4. to give over, deliver, i. e., a. to reach out, extend, present
      1. of a writing
      2. to give to one's care, intrust, commit
    5. to give what is due or obligatory, to pay
    6. δίδωμι is joined with nouns denoting an act or an effeet
    7. Joined with nouns denoting strength, faculty, power, virtue, δίδωμι (τίνι τί) is equivalent to
  2. δίδωμι τί without a dative, and δίδωμι τινα
    1. δίδωμι τί
      1. with the force of to cause, produce, give forth from oneself
      2. διδόναι κλήρους , to give, i. e. hand out lots, namely, to be cast into the urn
      3. δίδωμι τί with the predicate accusative
    2. δίδωμι τινα
      1. where the noun refers to the office one bears, to appoint
      2. to cause to come forth
    3. δίδωμι τινα τίνι
      1. to give one to some one as his own
      2. aa. above)
      3. to give one to some one to care for his interests
      4. to give one to some one to whom he already belonged, to return
      5. δίδωμι ἐμαυτόν τίνι, to one demanding of me something, I give myself up as it were
    4. δίδωμι τινα with a predicate accusative
  3. Phrases in which to the verb δίδωμι, either standing alone or joined to cases, there is added
    1. an infinitive, either alone or with an accusative
    2. δίδωμι τίνι, followed by ἵνα, to grant or permit, that, etc
  4. δίδωμι τί, or τίνι τί, or τίνι or τινα, followed by a preposition with a noun (or pronoun)
    1. τίνι ἐκ τίνος
    2. δίδωμι τί ἐν τίνι, i. e. to be or remain in, so that it is in
    3. δίδωμι τί ὑπέρ τίνος, give up for etc
    4. διδόναι τίνι κατά τά ἔργα, τήν πρᾶξιν, to give one according to his works, to render to one the reward of his deeds
    5. Hebraistically, δέδωκα ἐνώπιον σου θύραν ἀνεῳγμένην I have set before thee a door opened, i. e. have caused the door to be open to thee

Usually translated as

give, grant, put, make, offer, have power, suffer, adventure, deliver, hinder, minister, receive, set, utter, yield, bestow, bring forth, commit, number, shew, smite, strike, take

Origin

a prolonged form of a primary verb (which is used as an alternative in most of the tenses)

Occurrences

Dídōmi occurs 410 times in 374 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (53), Mark (34), Luke (54), John (63), Acts (33), Romans (9), 1 Corinthians (14), 2 Corinthians (13), Galatians (5), Ephesians (12), Colossians (1), 1 Thessalonians (2), 2 Thessalonians (4), 1 Timothy (3), 2 Timothy (6), Titus (1), Hebrews (4), James (4), 1 Peter (2), 2 Peter (1), 1 John (7), Revelation (49)

Strong's Lexicon — D