G1325 — δίδωμι (didomi)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G1325
Original: δίδωμι
Transliteration: didomi
Pronunciation: did'-o-mee
Part of Speech: Verb
Root: Primary verb (prolonged form)
Occurrences: 377 unique verses (430 tokens) across 22 books
First Occurrence: Mat 4:9 — "All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

A prolonged form of a primary verb (which is used as an alternative in most of the tenses); to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection).

Semantic Domains¶

Louw-Nida: - 057.008: Give - 057.017: Lend, Loan, Interest, Borrow, Bank - 053.006: Dedicate, Consecrate - 037.005: Assign to a Role or Function - 090.012: Agent in a Causative Role Marked by Verbs

Other words in 057.008: ἀναδίδωμι (G325), ἀναπληρόω (G378), ἀντιμετρέω (G488), ἁπλότης (G572), ἁπλοῦς (G573), ἁπλῶς (G574)

Note: The wide range of Louw-Nida domains reflects the verb's extraordinary semantic flexibility. The primary domain is 57.008 (Give), but it extends into causation, appointment, and even communication contexts.

UBS Semantic Domains: - [057] Possess, Transfer, Exchange - [037] Control, Rule - [053] Religious Activities - [033] Communication - [090] Case

The UBS classifications highlight how didomi moves beyond simple transfer into delegated authority, consecration, speech-act, and passive-case constructions.

Verb Morphology Distribution (414 forms)¶

Tense	Count	%
Aorist	243	59%
Future	67	16%
Present	50	12%
Perfect	39	9%
Imperfect	12	3%
Pluperfect	3	1%

Voice	Count	%
Active	329	79%
Passive	85	21%

Mood	Count	%
Indicative	259	63%
Participle	48	12%
Infinitive	44	11%
Imperative	35	8%
Subjunctive	22	5%
Optative	6	1%

Top combinations: Aorist Active Indicative (87), Future Active Indicative (50), Aorist Passive Indicative (33), Aorist Active Infinitive (33), Aorist Active Imperative (31), Perfect Active Indicative (28).

The passive voice (21%) is notable — didomi is frequently used in the divine passive ("was given," "it is given") where God is the implied agent.

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	%
gave	47	12.5%
give	41	10.9%
to give	23	6.1%
given	18	4.8%
Give	16	4.2%
hath given	15	4.0%
is given	13	3.4%
was given	13	3.4%
giveth	11	2.9%
he gave	11	2.9%
I will give	9	2.4%
I give	7	1.9%
will give	7	1.9%
shall give	6	1.6%
thou gavest	6	1.6%
thou hast given	6	1.6%
there was given	5	1.3%
grant / granted	4	1.1%
put / I will put	4	1.1%
shall shew	2	0.5%
Other (misc. renderings)	~63	~17%

The dominant translation is "give/gave/given" in various tenses (>80%). Minor renderings include "grant" (4x), "put" (4x), "deliver" (2x), "bestow" (2x), "offer" (1x), "yield" (2x), and "struck/smote" (2x — for giving a blow).

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Revelation	49	12.1
2 Thessalonians	4	8.5
Ephesians	12	7.7
John	63	7.2
2 Timothy	6	7.2
1 John	7	6.7
Mark	35	5.2
2 Corinthians	13	5.1
Matthew	54	5.0
Luke	54	4.7
James	4	3.7
Acts	34	3.4
Galatians	5	3.4
1 Corinthians	14	3.2
1 Timothy	3	2.7
1 Thessalonians	2	2.2
Titus	1	2.2
Romans	9	2.1
1 Peter	2	1.9
2 Peter	1	1.6
Hebrews	4	1.3
Colossians	1	1.1

Revelation has by far the highest density (12.1 per 100 verses), where didomi appears heavily in the passive voice for delegated authority ("was given unto him"). John's Gospel ranks highest by raw count (63x), especially concentrated in chapters 6 and 17 where Jesus speaks of the Father giving. The word appears across all major NT genres — Gospels, Acts, Pauline epistles, general epistles, and apocalyptic. Absent from Philemon, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Material / Physical Giving¶

Mat 25:35 — "I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink"
Mat 14:19 — "took the five loaves... and gave them to the disciples"
Luk 15:22 — "Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand"
Acts 3:6 — "Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee"

2. Delegated Authority / Power¶

Mat 10:1 — "he gave them power against unclean spirits"
Mat 28:18 — "All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth"
Rev 6:4 — "power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth"
Rev 13:5 — "there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things... and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months"
Rev 13:7 — "it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them"

3. God's Gifts (Spiritual / Salvific)¶

Jhn 3:16 — "God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son"
Jhn 10:28 — "I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish"
Acts 5:32 — "the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him"
Eph 4:8 — "When he ascended up on high... and gave gifts unto men"
1Jo 5:11 — "God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son"

4. The Father Giving to/through the Son (Johannine)¶

Jhn 3:35 — "The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand"
Jhn 5:26 — "as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself"
Jhn 17:6 — "I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world"
Jhn 17:22 — "the glory which thou gavest me I have given them"
Jhn 6:37 — "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me"

5. Self-Giving / Sacrifice¶

Gal 1:4 — "Who gave himself for our sins"
1Ti 2:6 — "Who gave himself a ransom for all"
Tit 2:14 — "Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity"
Mar 10:45 — "the Son of man came... to give his life a ransom for many"

6. Granting Permission or Capacity (Divine Passive)¶

Mat 13:11 — "it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom"
Mat 19:11 — "All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given"
Rev 9:1 — "to him was given the key of the bottomless pit"
Rev 11:2 — "it is given unto the Gentiles"
Rev 19:8 — "to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen"

7. Rendering / Producing¶

Mar 4:7-8 — "it yielded no fruit... and did yield fruit"
1Co 14:7-8 — "things without life giving sound... if the trumpet give an uncertain sound"
Luk 17:18 — "returned to give glory to God"
Rev 14:7 — "Fear God, and give glory to him"

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
θεός (theos)	G2316	78x (21%)	God as giver — "God gave," "God hath given"
λέγω (lego)	G3004	56x (15%)	Speech introducing giving — "he said... give"
πᾶς (pas)	G3956	49x (13%)	Totality of gift — "all things given," "give all"
ἔπω (epo)	G2036	45x (12%)	Narrative frame — "he said... gave"
Ἰησοῦς (Iesous)	G2424	35x (9%)	Jesus as giver/recipient of giving
πατήρ (pater)	G3962	35x (9%)	Father as source — "the Father giveth/gave"
κύριος (kyrios)	G2962	32x (8%)	Lord as giver — "the Lord gave/grant"
ἐξουσία (exousia)	G1849	28x (7%)	Authority as gift — "gave them power/authority"
πνεῦμα (pneuma)	G4151	27x (7%)	Spirit as gift — "gave the Holy Ghost"
λαμβάνω (lambano)	G2983	26x (7%)	Give-receive pair — "given... received"
οὐρανός (ouranos)	G3772	23x (6%)	Source of giving — "given from heaven"
χάρις (charis)	G5485	22x (6%)	Grace as gift — "grace given unto me/us"
ἄρτος (artos)	G740	20x (5%)	Bread as gift — "gave them bread"

Word Family / Cognates¶

G1390 δόμα (doma) — a gift (thing given)
G1394 δόσις (dosis) — a giving, gift
G1431 δωρεά (dorea) — a free gift, gratuity
G1433 δωρέομαι (doreomai) — to bestow gratuitously
G1435 δῶρον (doron) — a gift, present, offering
G3860 παραδίδωμι (paradidomi) — to hand over, deliver, betray
G591 ἀποδίδωμι (apodidomi) — to give back, repay, render
G1929 ἐπιδίδωμι (epididomi) — to hand over, give to
G3330 μεταδίδωμι (metadidomi) — to share, impart
G1239 διαδίδωμι (diadidomi) — to distribute

Synonyms¶

search_relationships.py did not return any additional close synonym outside the δίδωμι family already listed above. Its one direct lexical parallel was G1433 δωρέομαι (doreomai), which is already included as the gratuitous-gift cognate.

Antonyms¶

No antonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for G1325.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
παραδίδωμι (paradidomi)	G3860	"gave" (6x vs 47x)	paradidomi = hand over / deliver up (often with connotation of betrayal or surrender); didomi = give freely
ἀποδίδωμι (apodidomi)	G591	"give" (3x vs 41x)	apodidomi = give back / render what is owed; didomi = give without obligation
χαρίζομαι (charizomai)	G5483	"hath given" (1x vs 15x)	charizomai = grant as a favor / forgive graciously; didomi = general giving
δωρέομαι (doreomai)	G1433	"he gave" (1x vs 11x)	doreomai = bestow gratuitously (emphasizes free gift); didomi = broader, includes earned or transactional
τίθημι (tithemi)	G5087	"put" (8x vs 2x)	tithemi = place / set / lay down; didomi = give / grant (overlaps when "giving" = "placing into")

Domain Neighbors (057.008 — Give)¶

Strong's	Lemma	Total Verses	Primary KJV	Key Difference
G325	ἀναδίδωμι	1	delivered	Give up, deliver (formal)
G378	ἀναπληρόω	5	fulfill	Fill up, complete — not a transfer of possession
G488	ἀντιμετρέω	1	measured again	Measure back — reciprocal action
G572	ἁπλότης	8	liberality, simplicity	Quality of giving (generosity) rather than act
G586	ἀποδεκατόω	4	pay tithes	Give a tenth — specific subset of giving

Hebrew Source (via LXX)¶

Hebrew Source	Strong's	Co-occurrences	PMI Score
נָתַן (nathan)	H5414	1330	25.27
יְהַב (yehab)	A3052	26	12.59
נַחֲלָה (nachalah)	H5159	59	9.24
יְרֻשָּׁה (yerushshash)	H3425	10	8.79
יָהַב (yahab)	H3051	15	8.25
יָרַשׁ (yarash)	H3423	53	7.94

The overwhelmingly dominant Hebrew source is נָתַן (nathan, H5414) with 1,330 co-occurrences — making didomi the standard LXX translation of nathan. The Aramaic יְהַב (yehab, A3052) also maps here. Secondary mappings to inheritance vocabulary (nachalah, yerushah, yarash) reflect the LXX's use of didomi for "giving" an inheritance/possession.