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)
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G1654 — ἐλεημοσύνη
eleēmosunē · charity · Greek
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Matthew 6:2 · ἐλεημοσύνην,whenever, therefore, thou mayest do kindness, thou mayest not sound a trumpet before thee as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men; verily I say to you—they have their reward!Matthew 6:3 · ἐλεημοσύνην‘But thou, doing kindness, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth,Matthew 6:4 · ἐλεημοσύνηthat thy kindness may be in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret Himself shall reward thee manifestly.Luke 11:41 · ἐλεημοσύνην,But what ye have give ye as alms, and, lo, all things are clean to you.Luke 12:33 · ἐλεημοσύνην·sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that become not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief doth not come near, nor moth destroy;Acts 3:2 · ἐλεημοσύνηνand a certain man, being lame from the womb of his mother, was being carried, whom they were laying every day at the gate of the temple, called Beautiful, to ask a kindness from those entering into the temple,Acts 3:3 · ἐλεημοσύνηνwho, having seen Peter and John about to go into the temple, was begging to receive a kindness.Acts 3:10 · ἐλεημοσύνηνthey were knowing him also that this it was who for a kindness was sitting at the Beautiful gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what hath happened to him.Acts 9:36 · ἐλεημοσυνῶνAnd in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, (which interpreted, is called Dorcas,) this woman was full of good works and kind acts that she was doing;Acts 10:2 · ἐλεημοσύναςpious, and fearing God with all his house, doing also many kind acts to the people, and beseeching God always,Acts 10:4 · ἐλεημοσύναιand he having looked earnestly on him, and becoming afraid, said, ‘What is it, Lord?’ And he said to him, ‘Thy prayers and thy kind acts came up for a memorial before God,Acts 10:31 · ἐλεημοσύναιand he said, Cornelius, thy prayer was heard, and thy kind acts were remembered before God;Acts 24:17 · ἐλεημοσύνας‘And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings,