κορβᾶν
korban
“Corban”
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
of Hebrew and Chaldee origin respectively (H07133);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun
H:N
Hebrew Noun
Occurrences
κορβᾶν appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
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 devoted to God),
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