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Lexicon :: Strong's G1654 - eleēmosynē

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ἐλεημοσύνη
Transliteration
eleēmosynē (Key)
Pronunciation
el-eh-ay-mos-oo'-nay
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:485,222

Strong’s Definitions

ἐλεημοσύνη eleēmosýnē, el-eh-ay-mos-oo'-nay; from G1656; compassionateness, i.e. (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence, or (concretely) a benefaction:—alms(-deeds).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's G1654 in the following manner: alms (13x), almsdeeds (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's G1654 in the following manner: alms (13x), almsdeeds (1x).

  1. mercy, pity

    1. esp. as exhibited in giving alms, charity

  2. the benefaction itself, a donation to the poor, alms

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐλεημοσύνη eleēmosýnē, el-eh-ay-mos-oo'-nay; from G1656; compassionateness, i.e. (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence, or (concretely) a benefaction:—alms(-deeds).
STRONGS G1654:
ἐλεημοσύνη, -ης, ἡ, (ἐλεήμων), Sept. for חֶסֶד and צְדָקָה (see δικαιοσύνη, 1 b.);
1. mercy, pity (Callimachus in Del. 152; Isaiah 38:18; Sir. 17:22 (Sir 17:24), etc.), especially as exhibited in giving alms, charity: Matthew 6:4; ποιεῖν ἐλεημοσύνην, to practise the virtue of mercy or beneficence, to show one's compassion, [A. V. do alms], (cf. the similar phrases δικαιοσύνην, ἀλήθειαν, etc. ποιεῖν), Matthew 6:1 Rec., 2, 3, (Sir. 7:10; Tobit 4:7; Tobit 12:8, etc.; for חֶסֶד עָשָׂה, Genesis 47:29); ἐλεημοσύνας, acts of beneficence, benefactions [cf. Winers Grammar, 176 (166); Buttmann, 77 (67)], Acts 10:2; εἴς τινα, Acts 24:17. Hence,
2. the benefaction itself, a donation to the poor, alms, (the German Almosen [and the English alms] being [alike] a corruption of the Greek word): ἐλεημοσύνην διδόναι [(Diogenes Laërtius 5, 17)], Luke 11:41; Luke 12:33; αἰτεῖν, Acts 3:2; λαμβάνειν, Acts 3:3; πρὸς τὴν ἐλεημοσ. for (the purpose of asking) alms, Acts 3:10; plural, Acts 9:36; Acts 10:4, 31.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
47:29
Isaiah
38:18
Matthew
6:1; 6:4
Luke
11:41; 12:33
Acts
3:2; 3:3; 3:10; 9:36; 10:2; 10:4; 10:31; 24:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1654 matches the Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosynē),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:29 - And the days of Israel drew nigh for him to die: and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If I have found favour before thee, put thy hand under my thigh, and thou shalt execute mercy and truth toward me, so as not to bury me in Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:25 - And there shall be mercy to us, if we take heed to keep all these commands before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:13 - Thou shalt surely restore his pledge at sunset, and he shall sleep in his garment, and he shall bless thee; and it shall be [fn]mercy to thee before the Lord thy God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:5 - (LXX 23:5) He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, and mercy from God his Saviour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:5 - (LXX 32:5) He loves mercy and judgment; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:6 - (LXX 102:6) The Lord executes mercy and judgment for all that are injured.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:3 - Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; but bind them about thy neck:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:22 - They that go astray devise evils: but the good devise mercy and truth. The framers of evil do not understand mercy and truth: but compassion and faithfulness are with the framers of good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:22 - Mercy is a fruit to a man: and a poor man is better than a rich liar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:28 - Mercy and truth are a guard to a king, and will surround his throne with righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:21 - The way of righteousness and mercy will find life and glory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:28 - And her kindness to them sets up her children for them, and they grow rich, and her husband praises her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:27 - For her captives shall be saved with judgment, and with mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:17 - And I will cause judgment to be for hope, and my compassion shall be for just measures, and ye that trust vainly in falsehood shall fall: for the storm shall by no means pass by you,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:18 - For they that are in the grave shall not praise thee, neither shall the dead bless thee, neither shall they that are in Hades hope for thy mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:16 - And he looked, and there was no man, and he observed, and there was none to help: so he defended them with his arm, and stablished them with his mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:27 - Therefore, O king, let my counsel please thee, and atone for thy sins by alms, and thine iniquities by compassion on the poor: it may be God will be long-suffering to thy trespasses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:16 - O Lord, thy mercy is over all: let, I pray thee, thy wrath turn away, and thine anger from thy city Jerusalem, even thy holy mountain: for we have sinned, and because of our iniquities, and those of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach among all that are round about us.
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