- προσφορά
- προσφορά, ᾶς, ἡ (προσφέρω; Soph.+; pap, LXX; TestLevi 3:6; 14:5; EpArist 170; Joseph., Just.; Hippol., Ref. 6, 16, 2)① the act of bringing as a voluntary expression (‘presenting, offering’: Pla., Aristot., Polyb.; Did., Gen. 125, 8), in our lit. in the literal as well as fig. sense of sacrificing, offering (Sir 46:16 προσφορὰ ἀρνός) foll. by the obj. gen. διὰ τῆς προσφορᾶς τοῦ σώματος Ἰησοῦ through the offering of Jesus’ body in sacrifice Hb 10:10. Cp. vss. 14, 18 (s. Windisch, Hdb., exc. on Hb 10:18). προσφορὰς ποιεῖν have sacrifices made Ac 24:17; 1 Cl 40:4 (Just., D. 29, 8; 67, 8). W. λειτουργίαι vs. 2. ἀνθρωποποίητος πρ. an offering made by man B 2:6 (mng. 2 is also prob.). προσφορᾶς γενομένης ὑπὸ τοῦ Παύλου when a sacrifice had been made by Paul AcPl Ha 6, 37.② that which is brought as a voluntary expression (‘present, gift’: Theophr., Char. 30, 19) in our lit. in fig. and literal use offering (Sir 14:11; 34:18, 19 al.; TestLevi 14:5) w. ὁλοκαύτωμα MPol 14:1. W. θυσία Eph 5:2; Hb 10:5 (Ps 39:7). W. θυσίαι, ὁλοκαυτώματα κτλ. (s. Da 3:38; Jos., Ant. 11, 77) vs. 8 (Ps 39:7); B 2:4; ἀνθρωποποίητος προσφορά a sacrifice made by a human being vs. 6 (mng. 1 is also prob.; s. above). προσηνέχθη ἡ προσφορά Ac 21:26 (προσφέρω 2a). Jesus is called ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς τῶν προσφορῶν ἡμῶν the High Priest of our offerings in that he brings the prayers of the Christians into God’s presence 1 Cl 36:1. ἡ προσφορὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν the offering that consists of the gentiles (i.e. those from ‘the nations’ who have become Christian) Ro 15:16. For the interpretation of ἐθνῶν as subjective, the offering that the Gentiles make s. A-MDenis, RSPT 42, ’58, 405f.—DELG s.v. φέρω D. M-M. TW.
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