ΕΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΑΙ, ελεημοσυναι
ELEĒMOSYNAI, eleēmosynai
Sounds Like: eh-leh-eh-moh-SY-nai
Translations: alms, charitable deeds, acts of mercy, acts of compassion
From the root: ΕΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to acts of charity, mercy, or compassion, particularly in the form of giving money or aid to the poor. It emphasizes the practical expression of pity or kindness towards those in need. In ancient contexts, it often referred to the giving of alms.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1654 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΗ.
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.
- ἘΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΗ — mercy, compassion, pity, alms, a charitable deed
- ἘΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΩΝ — of alms, of mercy, of pity, of compassion, of charitable deeds
- ΕΛΑΙΗΜΟΣΥΝΑΙ — alms, charitable deeds, acts of mercy, a charitable gift
- ΕΛΑΙΗΜΟΣΥΝΑΙΣ — (to) alms, (to) charity, (to) mercy, (to) pity
- ΕΛΑΙΗΜΟΣΥΝΗΝ — alms, charity, mercy, a charitable deed
- ΕΛΑΙΗΜΟΣΥΝΗΣ — (of) alms, (of) mercy, (of) pity, (of) compassion
- ΕΛΑΙΗΜΟΣΥΝΩΝ — of alms, of mercy, of charity, of compassion
- ΕΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΑΣ — alms, acts of charity, merciful deeds
- ΕΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΗ — alms, charity, mercy, pity, a charitable deed
- ΕΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΗΝ — alms, a charitable deed, charity, mercy, pity
- ΕΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΗΣ — (of) alms, (of) mercy, (of) compassion, (of) pity
- ΕΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝ‾Η‾ — alms, charity, mercy, pity, an alms, a charity
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