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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G5486 - Gifts

Strong's No.:G5486

Greek:χάρισμα

Transliteration:charisma

Phonetic:char'-is-mah

Word Origin:From G5483

Bible Usage:(free) gift.

Part of Speech:Noun Neuter

Strongs
Definition:

a (divine) gratuity that is deliverance (from danger or passion); (specifically) a (spiritual) endowment that is (subjectively) religious qualification or (objectively) miraculous faculty


Thayers
Definition:

1. a favour with which one receives without any merit of his own

2. the gift of divine grace

3. the gift of faith, knowledge, holiness, virtue

4. the economy of divine grace, by which the pardon of sin and eternal salvation is appointed to sinners in consideration of the merits of Christ laid hold of by faith

5. grace or gifts denoting extraordinary powers, distinguishing certain Christians and enabling them to serve the church of Christ, the reception of which is due to the power of divine grace operating on their souls by the Holy Spirit


Bible References:
Gifts

Translation
Occurrences:
gift ( 10 )
gifts ( 7 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.