κορβᾶν
korban · korban, offering
Greek word · Strong’s number G2878 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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korban (κορβᾶν) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “korban, offering”.
Korban: a Hebrew word, "offering": something dedicated to God. The temple treasury, where the offerings were kept, takes its name from it.
How to say it
kor·ban
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
- Something dedicated to God as an offering, no longer used for anything else.
- The sacred chest where offerings were kept.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- Corban ×1
- treasury ×1
Where it appears
- Matthew 27:6
But the high priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.”
- Mark 7:11
But you say, ‘If a man says to his father or mother, “Whatever you would have gained from me is Corban” (that is, an offering)’—