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volition: in the former, “Jesus … yielded up His spirit (
$
); in the latter, “He gave
up His spirit.Ӧ
2.
$
(
#
"
, 1634), “to expire,” lit., “to breathe out the soul (or life), to give
up the ghost” ( , “out,”
$
, “the soul”), is used in Acts 5:5, 10; 12:23.¶
GIFT, GIVING
1.
(
$
, 1435), akin to
, “to give,” is used (a) of “gifts” presented as
an expression of honor, Matt. 2:11; (b) of “gifts” for the support of the temple and the
needs of the poor, Matt. 15:5; Mark 7:11; Luke 21:1, 4; (c) of “gifts” offered to God,
Matt. 5:23, 24; 8:4; 23:18, 19; Heb. 5:1; 8:3, 4; 9:9; 11:4; (d) of salvation by grace as the
“gift” of God, Eph. 2:8; (e) of “presents” for mutual celebration of an occasion, Rev.
11:10. See
OFFERING
.¶
2.
(
$ 1
, 1431) denotes “a free gift,” stressing its gratuitous character; it is
always used in the NT of a spiritual or supernatural gift, John 4:10; Acts 8:20; 11:17;
Rom. 5:15; 2 Cor. 9:15; Eph. 3:7; Heb. 6:4; in Eph. 4:7, “according to the measure of the
gift of Christ,” the “gift” is that given by Christ; in Acts 2:28, “the gift of the Holy
Ghost,” the clause is epexegetical, the “gift” being the Holy Ghost Himself; cf. 10:45;
11:17, and the phrase, “the gift of righteousness,” Rom. 5:17.¶
Note:
For
, a form of this noun, used adverbially, see
FREELY
.
3.
(
0$
, 1434): see
BOON
.
4.
(
, 1390) lends greater stress to the concrete character of the “gift,” than
to its beneficent nature, Matt. 7:11; Luke 11:13; Eph. 4:8; Phil. 4:17.¶
5.
(
, 1394) denotes, properly, “the act of giving,” Phil. 4:15,
euphemistically referring to “gifts” as a matter of debt and credit accounts; then,
objectively, “a gift,” Jas. 1:17 (1st mention; see
BOON
).¶
6.
(
1$
, 5486), “a gift of grace, a gift involving grace” (
) on the
part of God as the donor, is used (a) of His free bestowments upon sinners, Rom. 5:15,
16; 6:23; 11:29; (b) of His endowments upon believers by the operation of the Holy Spirit
in the churches, Rom. 12:6; 1 Cor. 1:7; 12:4, 9, 28, 30, 31; 1 Tim. 4:14; 2 Tim. 1:6; 1 Pet.
4:10; (c) of that which is imparted through human instruction, Rom. 1:11; (d) of the
natural “gift” of continence, consequent upon the grace of God as Creator, 1 Cor. 7:7; (e)
of gracious deliverances granted in answer to the prayers of fellow believers, 2 Cor.
1:11.¶
Note:
In the
KJV
of 2 Cor. 8:4
, “grace,” is translated “gift.” The
RV
, “in regard
of this grace,” adheres to the true meaning, as in v. 6.
7.
(
$
, 3311), “a dividing” (from
, “a part”), is translated
“gifts” in Heb. 2:4, “gifts of the Holy Ghost” (marg., “distributions”); in 4:12, “dividing.”
See
DIVIDING
.¶
Note:
In the
KJV
of Luke 21:5
, “a votive offering,” is translated “gifts” (
RV
,
“offerings”).¶
GIRD, GIRDED, GIRT (about, up)