“GIFT” WORD STUDY

doma = Gift as in Ephesians 4:8 “He led captivity captive and gave gifts unto men.”

dosis = A giving, the act of giving as in James 1:17a “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”

dorea = A free gift, present as in Acts 2:38 “And ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”

dorema = A free gift, what is given as in James 1:17b “Every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”

doron = A gift as in Ephesians 2:8 “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God:”

merismos = Distribution, parting as in Hebrews 2:4 “God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will.”

charis = Grace, favor, free gift as in II Corinthians 8:4 “Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.”

charisma = Grace, favor, kindness as in:

Romans 1:11-12 “For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.”

Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Romans 11:29 “For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.”

Romans 12:6 “Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;”(Romans 12:1-8)

I Corinthians 1:7 “So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

I Corinthians 7:7 “For I would that all men were even as I myself.  But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.”

I Corinthians 12:4 “Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.”

I Corinthians 12:9 “To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healings by the same Spirit;”

I Corinthians 12:28 “And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.”

I Corinthians 12:29-31 “Are all apostles?  Are all prophets?  Are all teachers?  Are all workers of miracles?  Have all the gifts of healing?  Do all speak with tongues?  Do all interpret?  But covet earnestly the best gifts, and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.”

I Timothy 4:14 “Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.”

II Timothy 1:6 “Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.”

I Peter 4:10-11 “As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.  If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”