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G2878 κορβᾶν (korbân)
Greek
HEBrew form (indclinable)
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Quick Definition

a gift, offering

Biblical Persons & Places

Corban Temple Treasury= in Jerusalem (Jerusalem@Gen.14.18-Rev=H3389)
A location in Jerusalem first mentioned at Mat.27.6; referred to as <>Corban or "treasury" (κορβᾶν).

Strong's Definition

a votive offering and the offering; a consecrated present (to the Temple fund); by extension (the latter term) the Treasury itself, i.e. the room where the contribution boxes stood

Derivation: of Hebrew and Chaldee origin respectively (H07133);

KJV Usage: Corban, treasury

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

κορβᾶν (κορβᾶν WH; but see Tdf. Proleg., p. 102), indeclinable, and κορβανᾶς, accusative κορβᾶν (Buttmann, 20 (18)), ὁ (Hebrew χΘψΐαΘΜο 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).

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

κορβᾶν korban 1x corban, a gift, offering, oblation, anything consecrated to God, Mar_7:11

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

*† κορβάν ( Rec. , T , -βᾶν ), indecl . ( Heb . H7133 ), an offering, a gift offered to God: Mar_7:11 ( cf. κορβανᾶς ).† † κορβανᾶς , -ᾶ , ὁ ( Heb . H7133 ), the Temple treasury: Mat_27:6 ( cf. κορβάν ).†

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

κορβᾶν [Etym: indecl. Hebrew word] "a gift or votive offering for the service of God", NTest. :—hence κορβανᾶς, ὁ, "the treasury of the temple" at Jerusalem, id=NTest.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

κορβάν (Rec., T, -βᾶν), indecl. (Heb. קׇרְבָּן), an offering, a gift offered to God: Mrk.7:11 (cf. κορβανᾶς).† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (2)

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