ΕΛΑΙΗΜΟΣΥΝΗ, ελαιημοσυνη
ELAIĒMOSYNĒ, elaiēmosynē
Sounds Like: eh-leh-ee-moh-SYOO-neh
Translations: alms, charity, mercy, pity, a charitable deed
From the root: ΕΛΕΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an act of compassion, mercy, or pity, often specifically in the context of giving to the poor or needy. It signifies a charitable deed or the act of giving alms. It is derived from the concept of mercy (ἔλεος).
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1654 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Proverbs — 31:28
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΛΕΟΣ.
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.
- ἈΝΕΛΕΗΜΟΝΩΣ — mercilessly, unmercifully, without mercy
- ἘΛΕΗ — mercy, compassion, pity
- ἘΛΕΟΝ — mercy, a mercy, compassion, pity
- ἘΛΕΩΣΙΝ — mercy, compassion, pity, a mercy, an act of mercy
- ΕΛΕ — mercy, compassion, pity, a mercy, an act of mercy
- ΕΛΕΕ — have mercy, show mercy, pity
- ΕΛΕΕΙΝΩΣ — miserably, pitifully, wretchedly
- ΕΛΕΗ — mercy, mercies, pity, compassion
- ΕΛΕΗΣΙ — mercy, compassion, pity
- ΕΛΕΗΣΙΝ — mercy, compassion, pity, a mercy, an act of mercy
- ΕΛΕΟ — mercy, compassion, pity, a mercy
- ΕΛΕΟΝ — mercy, a mercy, pity, compassion
- ΕΛΕΟΣ — mercy, pity, compassion, a mercy
- ΕΛΕΟΥ — of mercy, of pity, of compassion
- ΕΛΕΟΥΣ — of mercy, of compassion, of pity, of clemency
- ΕΛΕΩΣΙ — mercy, compassion, pity
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