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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 19 times in 19 verses in the LXX Greek.

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