gift
doron denotes something given or offered, whether brought to an altar, placed in a treasury, or sent to others.
The attested use denotes something given or offered: it is brought before an altar or by priests, placed into a treasury, sent between people, and in Ephesians 2:8 appears in the clause describing what is “of God.”
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Something given or offered · dominant
The forms occur for items brought in specific acts of giving or offering: in Matthew 5:23 the accusative singular δῶρόν is brought to the altar, while in Hebrews 8:3 the accusative plural δῶρά is included in what every high priest is appointed to offer. In Luke 21:1 the APB renders the clause about rich people “throwing their gifts into the treasury,” and in Revelation 11:10 it renders people who “send gifts to one another”; Ephesians 2:8 places the nominative singular δῶρον in the statement that this is “the gift of God.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses “gift” or “gifts” in these clauses, including offerings to an altar, deposits in the treasury, and items sent to others. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, its English wording confirms the clauses' overall scenes without fixing a separate rendering in every occurrence.