dorea denotes a bestowed gift, especially one spoken of as given by God, Christ, grace, or the Holy Spirit.

The occurrences consistently present dorea as something bestowed rather than earned or exchanged: the Holy Spirit is received in Acts, grace and righteousness are given in Romans and Ephesians, and other verses speak of God’s or heaven’s gift. The contexts vary in what is given, but they do not require separate lexical senses.

1. A bestowed gift · dominant

   In Acts 2:38 and Acts 10:45, the noun occurs in statements about receiving or the outpouring of the Holy Spirit; the APB renders the clauses with “gift of the Holy Spirit.” In Romans 5:15 and Romans 5:17, it stands in clauses contrasting a gift associated with grace and righteousness with trespass and death, while Ephesians 3:7 speaks of grace given to the speaker. John 4:10 likewise places it in Jesus’ statement about God’s gift and living water.

   Acts 2:38Acts 10:45John 4:10Romans 5:15Romans 5:17Ephesians 3:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB regularly presents the noun with “gift,” including “gift of God,” “gift of the Holy Spirit,” and “heavenly gift”; Romans and Ephesians also use “free gift.” Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings confirm the verse contexts without assigning each English phrase mechanically to the noun.