prosphora · offering

What it means

prosphora (προσφορά) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “offering”.

What is presented to God.

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. What is presented to God.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

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

• offering ×7
• offerings ×2

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Acts×2
• Romans×1
• Ephesians×1
• Hebrews×5

• Acts 21:26

  Then Paul took the men, and on the next day, having purified himself with them, he went into the temple, announcing the completion of the days of purification until the offering was presented for each of them.

• Acts 24:17

  Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and offerings,

• Romans 15:16

  that I may be a public servant of the Messiah Jesus to the nations, performing the sacred service of the good news of God, so that the offering of the nations may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

• Ephesians 5:2

  and walk in love, just as also the Messiah loved us and gave himself for us, an offering and sacrifice to God for a pleasing aroma.

• Hebrews 10:5

  Therefore, when he comes into the world, he says: Sacrifice and offering you did not want, but a body you prepared for me;

• Hebrews 10:8

  When he said above: Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and offerings for sin you did not want, nor did you take pleasure in them —these are offered according to the law—

• Hebrews 10:10

  By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus the Messiah once for all.

• Hebrews 10:14

  For by one offering he has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.

• Hebrews 10:18

  Now where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer an offering for sin.