dotes denotes the person described as giving cheerfully rather than from grief or necessity.

The attested use identifies a person whose giving is characterized by cheerfulness rather than grief or necessity.

1. A cheerful person who gives · dominant

   In 2 Corinthians 9:7, the accusative singular masculine form occurs in the statement that God loves such a person; the surrounding clause contrasts this giving with grief and necessity. The APB renders the clause "for God loves a cheerful giver."

   2 Corinthians 9:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Corinthians 9:7, the APB presents the person as a "cheerful giver." The precise contribution of the Greek form is assessed from its clause and morphology.