This word comes from the name of Corban.
Definition
κορβάν (Rec., T, -βᾶν), indecl. (Heb. קׇרְבָּן),
an offering, a gift offered to God: Mark 7:11 (cf. κορβανᾶς).
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
2 total
- Matthew 27:6κορβανᾶν · treasuryThe chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
- Mark 7:11Κορβᾶν · [is] CorbanBut you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God),