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ἐλεημοσύνη — charity · Greek word G1654

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ἐλεημοσύνηeleēmosunē

charity

Greek · G1654 · 67 occurrences · 62 references

Dictionary

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)

Abbott-Smith

Liddell–Scott–Jones

ἐλεημοσύνη, ἡ,

A pity, mercy, Call. Del. 152.

2 charity, alms, LXX To. 4.7, Ev.Matt. 6.2, D.L. 5.17.

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Where it occurs

Septuagint 17

Genesis (LXX) 47:29

Deuteronomy (LXX) 24:13

Psalms (LXX) 23:5 32:5 102:6

Proverbs (LXX) 3:3 14:22 15:27 19:19 20:22 21:21 29:46

Isaiah (LXX) 1:27 28:17 38:18 59:16

Daniel (Old Greek) 4:24

Intertestamental 37

Tobit 1:3 1:16 2:14 3:2 4:7 (2×) 4:8 (2×) 4:10 4:11 4:16 (2×) 12:8 (2×) 12:9 (2×) 13:6 14:2 14:10 14:11

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 3:14 3:30 7:10 12:3 16:14 17:22 17:29 29:8 29:12 32:4 34:11 40:17 40:24

Psalms of Solomon 9:20 15:15

Baruch 4:22 5:9

New Testament 13

Matthew 6:2 6:3 6:4

Luke 11:41 12:33

Acts 3:2 3:3 3:10 9:36 10:2 10:4 10:31 24:17

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