didōmi · give

What it means

didōmi (δίδωμι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “give”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
2. To hand something over to someone, entrust it.
3. To let someone do something.
4. To hand over what is owed, or to yield fruit.
5. To place something somewhere.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

Give. Abbott-Smith and Thayer define it as to give, grant, bestow, hand over, entrust. It is the base of frequent compounds: παραδίδωμι, “hand over”, and ἀποδίδωμι, “pay, give back” (G591).

• To give something as a gift John 3:16
• God gives to those who ask Matthew 7:7
• Authority being given Matthew 28:18
• “Give me something to drink” John 4:7
• To “give glory” to God; to grant someone to do something Luke 17:18Acts 2:4

How we translate it

“Give” 140 times, “given” 96, “gave” 73, “was given” 31, “grant” 9. It is translated “give” wherever English allows, also in the passive (“All authority… has been given to me”, Matthew 28:18).

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• give ×140
• given ×96
• gave ×73
• was given ×31
• giving ×18
• gives ×16
• grant ×9
• put ×5
• pay ×4
• granted ×2
• others ×21

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×56
• Mark×39
• Luke×60
• John×75
• Acts×35
• Romans×9
• 1 Corinthians×15
• 2 Corinthians×13
• Galatians×6
• Ephesians×12
• Colossians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×2
• 2 Thessalonians×4
• 1 Timothy×3
• 2 Timothy×6
• Titus×1
• Hebrews×4
• James×6
• 1 Peter×2
• 2 Peter×1
• 1 John×7
• Revelation×58

• Matthew 4:9

  and he said to him, “All these things I will give you, if you fall down and bow down before me.”

• Matthew 5:31

  And it was said, ‘Whoever sends away his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’

• Matthew 5:42

  Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

• Matthew 6:11

  Give us today our daily bread;

• Matthew 7:6

  “Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor throw your pearls before the pigs, so that they will not trample them under their feet and turn and tear you to pieces.

• Matthew 7:7

  “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

• Matthew 7:11

  If then you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

• Matthew 9:8

  Seeing it, the crowds were afraid and glorified God, who had given such authority to human beings.

• Matthew 10:1

  And calling to himself his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to drive them out and to heal every disease and every sickness.

• Matthew 10:8

  Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons. Freely you received; freely give.

• Matthew 10:19

  But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour.

• Matthew 12:39

  But he answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.

• Matthew 13:8

  And other seeds fell on the good soil and were producing fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

• Matthew 13:11

  But he answered and said to them, “Because to you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

• Matthew 13:12

  For whoever has, more will be given to him, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

• Matthew 14:7

  so he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.

• Matthew 14:8

  And she, prompted by her mother, says, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Immerser.”

• Matthew 14:9

  And the king was grieved, but because of the oaths and those reclining at table with him he ordered it to be given.

• Matthew 14:11

  And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

• Matthew 14:16

  But Jesus said to them, “They have no need to go away; you give them something to eat.”

• Matthew 14:19

  And ordering the crowds to sit down on the grass, taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed; and breaking them, he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

• Matthew 15:36

  he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and was giving them to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds.

• Matthew 16:4

  A wicked and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” And leaving them, he went away.

• Matthew 16:19

  I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven.”

• Matthew 16:26

  For what will it profit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life?

• Matthew 17:27

  But so that we do not cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a stater. Take that and give it to them for me and you.”

• Matthew 19:7

  They say to him, “Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce and to divorce her?”

• Matthew 19:11

  But he said to them, “Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given.

• Matthew 19:21

  Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give them to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

• Matthew 20:4

  and to them he said, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’

• Matthew 20:14

  Take what is yours and go. But I want to give to this last one as I gave also to you.

• Matthew 20:23

  He says to them, “My cup you will drink, but to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

• Matthew 20:28

  just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

• Matthew 21:23

  And when he had come into the temple, the high priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, saying, “By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?”

• Matthew 21:43

  Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing its fruits.

• Matthew 22:17

  Tell us, then, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay the tax to Caesar, or not?”

• Matthew 24:24

  For false messiahs and false prophets will rise and will perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.

• Matthew 24:29

  And at once after the affliction of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

• Matthew 24:45

  Who, then, is the faithful and wise slave whom the master has put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time?

• Matthew 25:8

  And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’

And 375 more times.