ἘΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΗΝ, ἐλεημοσυνην
ELEĒMOSYNĒN, eleēmosynēn
Sounds Like: eh-leh-eh-mo-SOO-neen
Translations: alms, charity, mercy, pity, a charitable deed
From the root: ἘΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an act of compassion, kindness, or mercy, often specifically in the form of giving to the poor or needy. It can be translated as 'alms' or 'charity', emphasizing the act of giving, or more broadly as 'mercy' or 'pity' when referring to the feeling itself. It is a feminine noun.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1654 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 36:4
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 47:29
- Tobit — 4:7, 4:8, 4:16, 12:8, 12:8, 12:9, 13:6, 14:9, 14:10, 14:10
- Psalms — 23:5, 32:5
- Odes — 7:18
- Sirach — 7:10, 12:3, 29:8, 29:12, 32:4
- Isaiah — 38:18
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΑΙ — alms, acts of mercy, deeds of compassion, charity
- ἘΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΑΙΣ — alms, mercy, pity, compassion, an act of mercy, a charitable gift
- ἘΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΑΣ — alms, acts of mercy, charity, merciful deeds
- ἘΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΗΣ — of mercy, of pity, of compassion, of alms, of charitable deeds
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