{Corban} (korban ho estin d(9372)on). See on 烘t 15:5|. Mark
preserves the Hebrew word for a gift or offering to God ( Ex
21:17  Le 20:9 ), indeclinable here, meaning {gift} (d(9372)on),
but declinable korbanas in  Mt 27:6 , meaning sacred treasury.
The rabbis ({but ye say}, humeis de legete) actually allowed
the mere saying of this word by an unfaithful son to prevent the
use of needed money for the support of father or mother. It was a
home thrust to these pettifogging sticklers for ceremonial
punctilios. They not only justified such a son's trickery, but
held that he was prohibited from using it for father or mother,
but he might use it for himself.