Greek · G1325, G3778, G5117 · unreviewed

δὸς τούτῳ τόπον

To give · this/He/she/it · place

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δίδωμι G1325 to give
Pronunciation dídōmi
Give with complete authority and personal investment; often implies committed transfer of power or responsibility.
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οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it
Pronunciation hoûtos
Demonstrates proximity or immediacy; contrasts with ἐκεῖνος (that) as near versus distant.
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τόπος G5117 place
Pronunciation tópos
A specific portion of space viewed as occupied or appropriated to something definite.
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What does δὸς τούτῳ τόπον (dos toutō topon) mean in the Bible?

δίδωμι · οὗτος · τόπος is a Greek word meaning "give this one place".

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Meaning

give this one place
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Future Perfect Present Imperfect Pluperfect
Voices
Active Passive
Indicative states a fact or reality 260×
Aorist Active Matt 10:1 · Matt 14:19 · Matt 21:23 · Matt 25:15 · Matt 26:27 · Matt 26:48 · Mark 2:26 · Mark 4:7 · Mark 6:28 · Mark 11:28 · Mark 14:22 · Mark 14:23 · Luke 6:4 · Luke 7:15 · Luke 9:1 · Luke 10:35 86×
Future Active Matt 4:9 · Matt 16:19 · Matt 20:4 · Mark 6:22 · Mark 6:23 · Luke 4:6 · Luke 21:15 · John 4:14 · John 6:51 · John 13:26 · Acts 2:19 · Acts 13:34 · Rev 2:7 · Rev 2:10 · Rev 2:17 · Rev 2:23 51×
Aorist Passive Matt 14:11 · Matt 28:18 · Luke 12:48 · John 1:17 · John 12:5 · 2 Cor 12:7 · Gal 3:21 · Eph 3:8 · Eph 4:7 · 1 Tim 4:14 · Rev 6:2 · Rev 6:4 · Rev 6:8 · Rev 6:11 · Rev 7:2 · Rev 8:3 33×
Perfect Active John 3:35 · John 5:22 · John 5:36 · John 6:32 · John 6:39 · John 7:19 · John 7:22 · John 10:29 · John 12:49 · John 18:11 · 1 John 3:1 · 1 John 4:13 · 1 John 5:20 · John 17:2 · John 17:4 · John 17:7 29×
Present Active John 3:34 · John 6:32 · John 6:37 · John 13:26 · John 14:27 · John 21:13 · Acts 7:25 · 1 Cor 15:38 · Jas 4:6 · 1 Pet 5:5 · Luke 4:6 · Luke 19:8 · John 10:28 · John 13:34 · Acts 3:6 · 1 Cor 7:25 21×
Future Passive Matt 7:7 · Matt 10:19 · Matt 12:39 · Matt 13:12 · Matt 16:4 · Matt 21:43 · Matt 25:29 · Mark 4:25 · Mark 8:12 · Luke 6:38 · Luke 8:18 · Luke 11:9 · Luke 11:29 · Luke 19:26 · Acts 24:26 · Jas 1:5 16×
Imperfect Active Matt 13:8 · Matt 15:36 · Mark 4:8 · Mark 6:7 · Mark 6:41 · Mark 8:6 · Luke 9:16 · Luke 15:16 · Acts 2:4 · Mark 3:6 · Mark 15:23 · John 19:3 12×
Perfect Passive Matt 13:11 · Matt 19:11 · Mark 4:11 · Luke 8:10 · 1 Cor 11:15
Present Passive Acts 8:18 · 1 Cor 12:7 · 1 Cor 12:8
Pluperfect Active Mark 14:44 · Luke 19:15 · John 11:57
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 44×
Aorist Active Matt 14:7 · Matt 19:7 · Matt 20:14 · Matt 20:23 · Matt 20:28 · Matt 22:17 · Matt 24:45 · Matt 26:15 · Mark 10:40 · Mark 10:45 · Mark 12:14 · Mark 14:11 · Luke 1:73 · Luke 1:77 · Luke 2:24 · Luke 11:7 33×
Present Active Matt 7:11 · Luke 11:13 · Luke 12:42 · Luke 23:2 · Acts 20:35 · 1 Tim 5:14
Aorist Passive Matt 14:9 · Matt 26:9 · Mark 5:43 · Mark 14:5 · Luke 8:55
Imperative command or strong request 35×
Aorist Active Matt 5:42 · Matt 6:11 · Matt 14:8 · Matt 17:27 · Matt 19:21 · Mark 10:21 · Mark 10:37 · Luke 12:58 · Luke 14:9 · Luke 15:12 · John 4:7 · John 4:10 · John 4:15 · John 6:34 · John 9:24 · Acts 4:29 31×
Present Active Luke 6:30 · Luke 11:3 · Luke 6:38 · Eph 4:27
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 48×
Aorist Active Matt 26:26 · Mark 13:34 · Luke 20:2 · Acts 9:41 · Acts 15:8 · Rom 4:20 · 1 Cor 12:24 · 2 Cor 1:22 · 2 Cor 5:5 · 2 Thess 2:16 · 1 Tim 2:6 · Matt 9:8 · 1 Pet 1:21 · 2 Cor 5:18 · Gal 1:4 15×
Present Active John 6:33 · Acts 14:17 · Acts 17:25 · Heb 8:10 · Heb 10:16 · Acts 14:3 · 1 Cor 15:57 · 2 Cor 8:16 · 2 Cor 5:12 · 2 Cor 6:3 · 2 Thess 1:8 · Jas 1:5 · 1 Cor 14:7 · 1 Thess 4:8 14×
Aorist Passive Rom 12:6 · Rom 15:15 · 1 Cor 3:10 · Gal 2:9 · Col 1:25 · 2 Tim 1:9 · 2 Pet 3:15 · Rom 12:3 · Eph 3:2 · Eph 3:7 · Mark 6:2 · Rom 5:5 · 1 Cor 1:4 13×
Perfect Passive John 3:27 · John 6:65 · John 19:11 · Acts 4:12 · 2 Cor 8:1
Present Passive Luke 22:19
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 24×
Aorist Active Mark 8:37 · John 13:29 · John 15:16 · John 17:2 · 1 Cor 14:7 · 1 Cor 14:8 · Eph 1:17 · Eph 3:16 · Eph 4:29 · 2 Tim 2:25 · Mark 12:14 · John 1:22 · 1 Cor 9:12 · 2 Thess 3:9 · Matt 7:6 · 1 Cor 14:9 20×
Aorist Passive Mark 13:11 · Gal 3:22 · Eph 6:19
Present Active Rev 3:9
Optative wish or remote possibility
Aorist Active Rom 15:5 · 2 Thess 3:16 · 2 Tim 1:16 · 2 Tim 1:18
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 412 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 119 ongoing 24 prospective 67 resultant 38 imperative 35 background 12 subjunctive 24 infinitive 44 participle 45 optative 4
Tense
aorist 243 future 67 present 50 perfect 37 imperfect 12 pluperfect 3
Voice
active 330 passive 82
Mood
indicative 260 participle 45 infinitive 44 imperative 35 subjunctive 24 optative 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:9 δώσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 5:31 δότω aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 5:42 δός aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 6:11 δὸς aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 7:11 διδόναι present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:11 δώσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 7:6 δῶτε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 7:7 δοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 9:8 δόντα aorist active participle participle Matthew 10:1 ἔδωκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 10:19 δοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 10:8 δότε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 12:39 δοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 13:11 δέδοται perfect passive indicative resultant Matthew 13:11 δέδοται perfect passive indicative resultant Matthew 13:12 δοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 13:8 ἐδίδου imperfect active indicative background Matthew 14:11 ἐδόθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 14:16 δότε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 14:19 ἔδωκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 14:7 δοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 14:8 Δός aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 14:9 δοθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Matthew 15:36 ἐδίδου imperfect active indicative background Matthew 16:19 δώσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 16:26 δώσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 16:4 δοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 17:27 δὸς aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 19:11 δέδοται perfect passive indicative resultant Matthew 19:21 δὸς aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 19:7 δοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 20:14 δοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 20:23 δοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 20:28 δοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 20:4 δώσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 21:23 ἔδωκεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:43 δοθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 22:17 δοῦναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 24:24 δώσουσιν future active indicative prospective Matthew 24:29 δώσει future active indicative prospective +372 more occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship John 9 — The Man Born Blind, the Light of the World, and the Blindness of Religious Unbelief Luke 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Mark 16 — He Has Risen: The Empty Tomb, the Angelic Announcement, Galilee Promise, and Trembling Witness Mark 6 — Rejected Prophet, Sending Lord, Wilderness Shepherd, and Divine Son on the Sea Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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