noun · feminine
eleēmosunas
Greekἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosunē)
Strong’sG1654
alms-giving, charity
stem eleēmosun-13 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ἐλεημοσύνη, -ης, ἡ
(< ἐλεέω), [in LXX chiefly for חֶסֶד, צְדָקָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1654 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidel-eh-ay-mos-oo'-nay
compassionateness, i.e. (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence, or (concretely) a benefaction
Fromfrom G1656;
King Jamesalms(-deeds).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | eleēmosunas1×ἐλεημοσύνη | eleēmosunais2×ἐλεημοσύναι |
| object accusative | eleēmosunan7×ἐλεημοσύνην | eleēmosunain2×ἐλεημοσύνας |
| direct address vocative | eleēmosunar | eleēmosunair |
| of, belonging to genitive | eleēmosunau | eleēmosunaiu1×ἐλεημοσυνῶν |
| to, for dative | eleēmosuna | eleēmosunai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
eleēmosuna is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
13 occurrences, every one of them listed
eleēmosunas“giving”subjectnominative singular1×
Matthew 6:4“giving”hopōs ateiō su tas eleēmosunas en te krupte; kai tos patēros su tos bleparōtos en te krupte apodōati si.so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
eleēmosunan“alms”objectaccusative singular7×
Matthew 6:2“alms”Hotan oun poiaseiō eleēmosunan, mē salpizaseia emprosthen su, hōsper tois hupokritois poialō en tai sunagōgai kai en tai rumai, hopōs doxazileia hupo toiu anthrōpoiu; amēn legamō vi, apechalō ton misthon autoiu.So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
Matthew 6:3“alms”su de poiarōtou eleēmosunan mē gnōskatar tas aristeras su tinem poiatō tas dexas su,But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
Luke 11:41“alms”plēn teim eneiarōteim dōavar eleēmosunan, kai idou panteim kathareim vi atō.But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.
Luke 12:33“alms”pōlavar teim huparcharōteim vu kai dōavar eleēmosunan; poiavar heautoi ballantieim mē palaiirōteim, thēsauron anekleipton en toi ouranoi, hopou kleptos ouk engizatō oude sētos diaftheiratō;Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
Acts 3:2“alms”kai tinos anēros chōlos ek koiliau mētērau autou huparcharōtos bastazite, hon tithale kata hēmeran pros tan thuran teu hiereu tan legirōtan Hōraian teu aitarō eleēmosunan para toiu eisporeuerōtoiu eis tem hierem,And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
Acts 3:3“alms”hos horaratos Petron kai Iōannon mellarōtoin eiseiarō eis tem hierem erōtate eleēmosunan lambara.When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
Acts 3:10“alms”epignōskale de auton hoti houtos ate tos pros tan eleēmosunan katherōtos epi ta Hōraia Pula teu hiereu, kai pimplēila thambeu kai ekstasiau epi te sumbainarēte auto.they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
eleēmosunais“alms”subjectnominative plural2×
Acts 10:4“alms”tos de atenizaratos auto kai emfobos gineratos legata; Tinem atō, kurior? legata de auto; Tais proseuchais su kai tais eleēmosunais su anabainala eis mnēmosunem emprosthen tou theou;Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
Acts 10:31“alms”kai fēatō; Kornēlior, eisakouita su tas proseuchas kai tais eleēmosunais su mimnēskila enōpion tou theou.and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
eleēmosunain“alms”objectaccusative plural2×
Acts 10:2“alms”eusebos kai foberōtos ton theon sun panto to oiko autou, poiarōtos eleēmosunain pollain to lao kai derōtos tou theou dia pantou,He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
Acts 24:17“alms”dia eteiu de pollotereiu eleēmosunain poiaritos eis tem ethnem mu paraginema kai prosforain,After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.
eleēmosunaiu“charity”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Acts 9:36“charity”En Ioppa de tinas ate mathētrias onome Tabitha, has diermēneuirōtas legitō Dorkadas; houtas ate plēras ergeiu agatheiu kai eleēmosunaiu haiu poiate.In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.