UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: to give, giving

Semantic entry: 57.71

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Give

Definition: to give an object, usually implying value

Sense 2: to make, to cause, to give, to produce

Semantic entry: 13.128

Semantic domains: Be, Become, Exist, Happen

Subdomains: Happen

Definition: to cause to happen, used particularly in relationship to physical events{N:001}

Sense 3: to grant, to allow

Semantic entry: 13.142

Semantic domains: Be, Become, Exist, Happen

Subdomains: Happen

Definition: to grant someone the opportunity or occasion to do something

Sense 4: to put

Semantic entry: 85.33

Semantic domains: Existence in Space

Subdomains: Put, Place

Definition: to put or place an object, with the implication of some type of transfer of location or possession

Sense 5: to appoint, to assign (on behalf of)

Semantic entry: 37.98

Semantic domains: Control, Rule

Subdomains: Assign to a Role or Function

Definition: to assign a person to a task as a particular benefit to others{N:002}

Notes: It may be possible in some languages to render δίδωμι in RV ACT 13:20 · LV ACT 13:20 · Read together ACT 13:20 as ‘he gave them judges,’ but more frequently it is necessary to use a phrase such as ‘he appointed judges to rule over them.’

Sense 6: to pay, to remunerate

Semantic entry: 57.152

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Pay, Price, Cost

Definition: to pay or remunerate with money or other valuables

Sense 7: to deposit, to put in a bank

Semantic entry: 57.217

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Lend, Loan, Interest, Borrow, Bank

Definition: to deposit money with a banker, with the intent of earning interest

Sense 8: to cause, to bring about, to produce

Semantic entry: 90.51

Semantic domains: Case

Subdomains: Agent in a Causative Role Marked by Verbs

Definition: a marker of a causative relation, with otherwise almost empty semantic content

Sense 9: to cause, to make experience

Semantic entry: 90.90

Semantic domains: Case

Subdomains: To Cause To Experience

Definition: to cause people to undergo some experience, with the probable implication of something which is in retribution for something done

Sense 10: to make a covenant, to make an agreement

Semantic entry: 34.42

Semantic domains: Association

Subdomains: Establish or Confirm a Relation

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to give right hands) to acknowledge an agreement establishing some relation, normally involving the actual practice of shaking hands

Collocations: δεξιὰς δίδωμι

Sense 11: promise before God to tell the truth, swear to tell the truth

Semantic entry: 33.468

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Swear, Put Under Oath, Vow

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to give glory to God) a formula used in placing someone under oath to tell the truth

Collocations: δίδωμι δόξαν τῷ θεῷ

Sense 12: to do one’s best, to try very hard to

Semantic entry: 68.62

Semantic domains: Aspect

Subdomains: Try, Attempt

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to give energy) to do one’s best in attempting to accomplish something

Collocations: δίδωμι ἐργασίαν

Sense 13: to give oneself to, to dedicate oneself to

Semantic entry: 53.48

Semantic domains: Religious Activities

Subdomains: Dedicate, Consecrate

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to give oneself) to dedicate oneself to some activity in a completely willing manner, usually implying service on behalf of someone or something

Collocations: ἑαυτὸν δίδωμι

Sense 14: to help someone to say something, to give someone something to say

Semantic entry: 33.105

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Speak, Talk

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to give mouth) to cause someone to have something to say

Collocations: δίδωμι στόμα

Sense 15: to bear fruit, to produce fruit, to produce seed, to yield

Semantic entry: 23.199

Semantic domains: Physiological Processes and States

Subdomains: Ripen, Produce Fruit, Bear Seed

Definition: to produce fruit or seed (of plants){N:003}

Collocations: καρπὸν δίδωμι

Sense 16: to die for, to lay down one’s life, to give one’s life

Semantic entry: 23.100

Semantic domains: Physiological Processes and States

Subdomains: Live, Die

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to give one’s life) to die willingly, with the implication of it being for some purpose

Notes: In a number of languages, however, one cannot speak of ‘giving one’s life.’ It may therefore be necessary to translate ‘to permit oneself to be killed’ or ‘to allow others to kill oneself.’

Collocations: δίδωμι ψυχήν