The Greek dosis (G1394) refers to a gift or the act of giving. It emphasizes the action or process of giving, distinguishing the act from the gift itself (doma). James 1:17 uses it to describe God as the inexhaustible source of all true gifts.
Dosis appears in two significant passages. James 1:17 declares that 'every good and perfect gift (dosis) is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights' — establishing God as the inexhaustible giver. Philippians 4:15 uses dosis in a financial metaphor of partnership in the gospel. Both passages frame giving in relational terms — the circulation of grace.