ἐλεημοσύνηeleēmosýnē
compassionateness, i.e. (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence, or (concretely) a benefaction
Greek (New Testament) · G1654
Meanings
1. mercy, pity.
2. almsgiving, alms (like the German Almosen, a corruption of the Greek word ἐ): Matthew 6:4; ποιεῖν ἐ., Matthew 6:2, Matthew 6:3, Acts 9:36, Acts 10:2, Acts 24:17; ἐ. διδόναι, Luke 11:41 (cf. Matthew 23:36; Dalman, Words, 62 f.) 12:33; αἰτεῖν, Acts 3:2; λαβεῖν, Acts 3:3; πρὸς (in order to ask) ἐ., Acts 3:10; plural, Acts 10:4, Acts 10:31.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 13 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 6:2 When you give to someone in need, don’t do as the hypocrites do—blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I tell you the truth, they have received all the reward they will ever get.
- Matthew 6:3 But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.
- Matthew 6:4 Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
- Luke 11:41 So clean the inside by giving gifts to the poor, and you will be clean all over.
- Luke 12:33 “Sell your possessions and give to those in need. This will store up treasure for you in heaven! And the purses of heaven never get old or develop holes. Your treasure will be safe; no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it.
- Acts 3:2 As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the people going into the Temple.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.