Gloss
gift to the poor, alms, charitable gift; any act of generosity to someone in serious need, often referring to giving gifts of substance or money
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἐλεημοσύνη, -ης, ἡ
Greek transliteration
eleēmosynē
Simplified transliteration
eleemosyne
Numbers
Strong's number
1654
GK Number
1797
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
13
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1b
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for ἐλεημοσύνη
| Matthew 6:2 | So whenever you give alms (eleēmosynēn | ἐλεημοσύνην | acc sg fem) do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward. |
| Matthew 6:3 | But when you are giving alms (eleēmosynēn | ἐλεημοσύνην | acc sg fem), do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, |
| Matthew 6:4 | so that your almsgiving (eleēmosynē | ἐλεημοσύνη | nom sg fem) may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. |
| Luke 11:41 | Rather, in connection with what is inside, you should give alms (eleēmosynēn | ἐλεημοσύνην | acc sg fem), and then everything will be clean for you. |
| Luke 12:33 | Sell your possessions and give alms (eleēmosynēn | ἐλεημοσύνην | acc sg fem). Make for yourselves moneybags that do not wear out, a treasure unfailing in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. |
| Acts 3:2 | And a man lame from the womb of his mother was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple called the “Beautiful Gate” to ask alms (eleēmosynēn | ἐλεημοσύνην | acc sg fem) from those entering into the temple. |
| Acts 3:3 | When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms (eleēmosynēn | ἐλεημοσύνην | acc sg fem). |
| Acts 3:10 | and recognized him — that he was the one who used to sit and ask for alms (eleēmosynēn | ἐλεημοσύνην | acc sg fem) at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. And they were filled with awe and amazement at what had happened to him. |
| Acts 9:36 | Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which when translated means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts (eleēmosynōn | ἐλεημοσυνῶν | gen pl fem) of charity, which she was always doing. |
| Acts 10:2 | a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, gave alms (eleēmosynas | ἐλεημοσύνας | acc pl fem) generously to the people, and prayed to God continually. |
| Acts 10:4 | Staring at him and becoming afraid, he said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your acts (eleēmosynai | ἐλεημοσύναι | nom pl fem) of charity have gone up as a memorial before God. |
| Acts 10:31 | and he said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts (eleēmosynai | ἐλεημοσύναι | nom pl fem) of charity have been remembered before God. |
| Acts 24:17 | “Now, after several years, I came to my people bringing gifts for the poor (eleēmosynas | ἐλεημοσύνας | acc pl fem) and presenting offerings, |
