Bible Lexicons

κορβᾶν

(indecl.), Hebr. qorbân,

gift or votive offering for the service of God, Mark 7:11, J. AJ 4.4.4: — hence κορβανᾶς, ὁ, the treasury of the temple at Jerusalem, Matthew 27:6, J. BJ 2.9.4 (v.l. κορβωνᾶς).

κορβᾶν (κορβᾶν WH; but see Tdf. Proleg., p. 102), indeclinable, and κορβανᾶς, accusative κορβᾶν (Buttmann, 20 (18)), ὁ (Hebrew קָרְבָּן i. e. an offering, the Sept. everywhere δῶρον, a term which comprehends all kinds of sacrifices, the bloody as well as the bloodless);

1. κορβᾶν, a gift offered (or to be offered) to God: Mark 7:11 (Josephus, Antiquities 4, 4, 4, of the Nazarites, οἱ κορβᾶν αὑτούς ὀνομασαντες τῷ Θεῷ, δῶρον δέ τοῦτο σημαίνει κατά Ἑλλήνων γλῶτταν; cf. contracted Apion. 1, 22, 4; (BB. DD. under the word, Corban; Ginsburg in the Bible Educator, 1:155)).

2. κορβανᾶς, κορβανα (see Buttmann, as above), the sacred treasury: Matthew 27:6 (L marginal reading Tr marginal reading κορβᾶν) (τόν ἱερόν θησαυρόν, καλεῖται δέ κορβανᾶς, Josephus, b. j. 2, 9, 4).

*† κορβάν

(Rec., T, -βᾶν ),

indecl.

(Heb. H7133),

an offering, a gift offered to God: Mark 7:11 (cf. κορβανᾶς ).†

† κορβανᾶς , -ᾶ , ὁ

(Heb. H7133),

the Temple treasury: Matthew 27:6 (cf. κορβάν ).†