Commentary for Avodah Zarah 124:10

נתן לה ולא בא עליה פשיטא כיון דלא בא עליה מתנה בעלמא הוא דיהיב לה ותו בא עליה ולא נתן לה הא לא יהיב לה ולא מידי וכיון דלא נתן לה מאי אתננה מותר

Now if he gave it to her without having intercourse with her, obviously [it may be used in the Temple] since he did not have intercourse with her, it was just a gift that he gave to her! Furthermore, if he had intercourse with her and did not give it to her, behold he didn’t give her anything, and since he did not give anything to her what does it mean that her hire is permitted!

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