ΕΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΗΝ, ελεημοσυνην
ELEĒMOSYNĒN, eleēmosynēn
Sounds Like: eh-leh-eh-mo-SY-nen
Translations: alms, a charitable deed, charity, mercy, pity
From the root: ΕΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an act of compassion or charity, often specifically the giving of alms to the poor. It can also broadly mean mercy or pity shown to someone in need. In ancient contexts, it was a common practice to give financial or material aid to those less fortunate, and this word encapsulates such acts.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1654 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Tobit — 14:9, 14:10
- Psalms — 23:5, 32:5
- Sirach — 29:12, 35:2
- Isaiah — 38:18
- Matthew — 6:2
- Luke — 12:33
- Acts of the Apostles — 3:2, 3:3
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
- ΕΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΑΙ — alms, charitable deeds, acts of mercy, acts of compassion
- ΕΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΑΣ — alms, acts of charity, merciful deeds
- ΕΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΗ — alms, charity, mercy, pity, a charitable deed
- ΕΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝΗΣ — (of) alms, (of) mercy, (of) compassion, (of) pity
- ΕΛΕΗΜΟΣΥΝ‾Η‾ — alms, charity, mercy, pity, an alms, a charity
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