ἐλεημοσύνη
eleēmosunē
“charity”
Definition
compassionateness, i.e. (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence, or (concretely) a benefaction
from G1656 (ἔλεος);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ἐλεημοσύνη appears 13 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.
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