Lexicon korban: Offering, Gift Original Word: κορβᾶν Strong's Exhaustive Concordance gift to God, corban, treasury. Korbanas (kor-ban-as') of Hebrew and Chaldee origin respectively (qorban); 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 -- Corban, treasury. see HEBREW qorban HELPS Word-studies 2878 korbán (see OT 7133/quārbān) – Corban; properly, a gift (offering) dedicated to God, and misused by the Jews as a way to evade their rightful duty to God to care for aged parents (etc.). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2878: κορβᾶνκορβᾶν (κορβᾶν WH; but see Tdf. Proleg., p. 102), indeclinable, and κορβανᾶς, accusative κορβᾶν (Buttmann, 20 (18)), ὁ (Hebrew קָרְבָּן 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: Mark 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: Matthew 27:6 (L marginal reading Tr marginal reading κορβᾶν) (τόν ἱερόν θησαυρόν, καλεῖται δέ κορβανᾶς, Josephus, b. j. 2, 9, 4). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Hebrew entry is Strong's Hebrew 7133, קָרְבָּן (qorban), which refers to an offering or gift dedicated to God, often used in the context of sacrifices and offerings in the Hebrew Bible. Usage: The term κορβᾶν is used in the New Testament to refer to something that is dedicated to God, particularly in the context of religious vows or offerings. It is mentioned in the context of Jewish traditions and practices concerning vows and the dedication of resources to God. Context: The term κορβᾶν appears in the New Testament in the context of Jewish religious practices. It is specifically mentioned in Mark 7:11, where Jesus addresses the Pharisees and scribes regarding their traditions. In this passage, Jesus criticizes the practice of declaring something as "korban" to avoid fulfilling obligations to one's parents. The Berean Standard Bible translates this passage as follows: "But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift committed to God), he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother." Englishman's Concordance Matthew 27:6 N-AMSGRK: εἰς τὸν κορβανᾶν ἐπεὶ τιμὴ NAS: to put them into the temple treasury, since KJV: them into the treasury, because it is INT: into the treasury since [the] price Mark 7:11 Heb Strong's Greek 2878 |
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