ἐλεημοσύνη eleēmosunē · G1654

charity

ἐλεημοσύνη, -ης, ἡ; (ἐλεέω), [in LXX chiefly for חֶסֶד, צְדָקָה ; ] ; 1. mercy, pity. ; 2. almsgiving, alms (like the German Almosen, a corruption of the Greek word ἐ): Mat.6:4; ποιεῖν ἐ., Mat.6:2-3, Act.9:36 10:2 24:17; ἐ. διδόναι, Luk.11:41 (cf. Mat.23:36; Dalman, Words, 62 f.) 12:33; αἰτεῖν, Act.3:2; λαβεῖν, Act.3:3; πρὸς (in order to ask) ἐ., Act.3:10; pl., Act.10:4, 31 (Cremer, 711).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐλε-ημοσύνη, ἡ, ; pity, mercy, []; 2 charity, alms, []

Where it's used 13 times

Matthew 6:2 · Matthew 6:3 · Matthew 6:4 · Luke 11:41 · Luke 12:33 · Acts 3:2 · Acts 3:3 · Acts 3:10 · Acts 9:36 · Acts 10:2 · Acts 10:4 · Acts 10:31 · Acts 24:17

Source: TBESG G1654; TFLSJ G1654

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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