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2.
(
!$
, 399), primarily, “to lead” or “carry up” ( ), also denotes
“to offer,” (a) of Christ’s sacrifice, Heb. 7:27; (b) of sacrifices under the Law, Heb. 7:27;
(c) of such previous to the Law, Jas. 2:21 (of Isaac by Abraham); (d) of praise, Heb.
13:15; (e) of spiritual sacrifices in general, 1 Pet. 2:5. See
BEAR
, No. 3,
BRING
, A, No. 2.
3.
(
&
, 1325), to give, is translated “to offer” in Luke 2:24; in Rev. 8:3,
KJV
, “offer” (
RV
, “add;” marg., “give”). See
GIVE
.
4.
(
$!
, 3930), “to furnish, offer, present, supply,” is used in Luke 6:29,
of “offering” the other cheek to be smitten after receiving a similar insult; for the
KJV
marg., in Acts 17:31, see
ASSURANCE
, A, No. 1. See
BRING
, A, No. 21.
5.
(
!
, 4689), “to pour out as a drink offering, make a libation,” is used
figuratively in the passive voice in Phil. 2:17, “offered” (
RV
marg., “poured out as a drink
offering”;
KJV
marg., “poured forth”). In 2 Tim. 4:6, “I am already being offered,”
RV
(marg., “poured out as a drink-offering”), the apostle is referring to his approaching
death, upon the sacrifice of his ministry.¶ This use of the word is exemplified in the
papyri writings.
Notes:
(1) In Luke 11:12,
KJV
, “to give” ( , “over,” in the sense of
“instead of,” and No. 3), is translated “will he offer” (
RV
, and
KJV
marg., “will he give”).
(2) In Acts 7:41,
KJV
,
, “to lead up” or “bring up,” is rendered “offered” (
RV
,
“brought”). (3) In Acts 15:29; 21:25 and 1 Cor. 8:1, 4, 10; 10:19,
KJV
,
$
,
“sacrificed to idols,” is translated “offered to idols” (
$
denotes “to sacrifice”). See
SACRIFICE
.
B. Nouns.
1.
(
$ $1
, 4376), lit., “a bringing to” (akin to A, No. 1), hence an
“offering,” in the NT a sacrificial “offering,” (a) of Christ’s sacrifice, Eph. 5:2; Heb.
10:10 (of His body); 10:14; negatively, of there being no repetition, 10:18; (b) of
“offerings” under, or according to, the Law, Acts 21:26; Heb. 10:5, 8; (c) of gifts in kind
conveyed to needy Jews, Acts 24:17; (d) of the presentation of believers themselves
(saved from among the Gentiles) to God, Rom. 15:16.¶
2.
$
(
3
"
, 3646), “a burnt offering”: see
BURNT
.
3.
(
1
, 334) denotes “a gift set up in a temple, a votive offering”
( , “up,”
, “to place”), Luke 21:5,
RV
“offerings” (
KJV
, “gifts”)¶ Cf.
(see
CURSE
).
Notes:
(1) In Luke 21:4,
KJV
, the plural of
, “a gift,” is translated “offerings”
(
RV
, “gifts”). (2) In Rom. 8:3 and Heb. 13:11, the
RV
, “as an offering” is added to
complete the sacrificial meaning of
.
OFFICE
A. Nouns.
1.
@
(
$
, 4234), “a doing, deed” (akin to
, “to do or practice”), also
denotes “an acting” or “function,” translated “office” in Rom. 12:4. See
DEED
.