Strong's Concordance eleémosuné: mercy, pity, spec. alms Original Word: ἐλεημοσύνη, ῆς, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: eleémosuné Phonetic Spelling: (el-eh-ay-mos-oo'-nay) Short Definition: alms-giving, charity Definition: abstr: alms-giving, charity; concr: alms, charity. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1654: ἐλεημοσύνηἐλεημοσύνη, ἐλεημοσύνης, ἡ (ἐλεήμων), the Sept. for חֶסֶד and צְדָקָה (see δικαιοσύνη, 1 b.); 1. mercy, pity (Callimachus ( 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; πρός τήν ἐλεημοσύνην for (the purpose of asking) alms, Acts 3:10; plural, Acts 9:36; Acts 10:4, 31. From eleos; compassionateness, i.e. (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence, or (concretely) a benefaction -- alms(-deeds). see GREEK eleos Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 165413 Occurrences ἐλεημοσύναι — 2 Occ. ἐλεημοσύνας — 2 Occ. ἐλεημοσύνη — 1 Occ. ἐλεημοσύνην — 7 Occ. ἐλεημοσυνῶν — 1 Occ. Matthew 6:2 N-AFS GRK: οὖν ποιῇς ἐλεημοσύνην μὴ σαλπίσῃς KJV: when thou doest [thine] alms, do not INT: therefore you do give to the needy not do sound a trumpet Matthew 6:3 N-AFS Matthew 6:4 N-NFS Luke 11:41 N-AFS Luke 12:33 N-AFS Acts 3:2 N-AFS Acts 3:3 N-AFS Acts 3:10 N-AFS Acts 9:36 N-GFP Acts 10:2 N-AFP Acts 10:4 N-NFP Acts 10:31 N-NFP Acts 24:17 N-AFP |