The word for grace is "charis" χάρις, which is the root word for gifts in 1 Cor 12:4 "charisma" χάρισμα. Question: if charis means grace, what does "ma" mean in the word charisma?
15 But the free gift [charisma] is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift [dorea] by the grace charis of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. 16 And the free gift [dorema] is not like the result of that one man’s sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift ...
How do charismata, dorea, and domata differ in the New Testament, and what do they reveal about spiritual gifts and Christ's giving?
The Greek word for grace is G5485 χάρις (charis). χάρισμα is G5486 charisma, or grace-gift. G1431 δωρεά dórea is a (generic) free gift. By generic, I mean not specifically dependent on χάρις. This verse equates grace-gift and free gift in grace: τὸ χάρισμα = ἡ δωρεὰ ἐν χάριτι
Hence, since charis means "favor", charitoo means "to bestow favor". In the passive voice as we have in Luke 1:28, it means "having been the recipient of favored bestowed"; as this is an infelicitous phrase in English, the various versions both ancient and modern have attempted smooth out the expression in various ways but, sadly, have often ...
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