noun · feminine
euergesias
Greekεὐεργεσία (euergesia)
Strong’sG2108
good action, kind service
stem euergesi-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
εὐεργεσία, -ας, ἡ
(< εὐεργέτης), [in LXX: Ps 77 (78):11 (עֲלִילָה), Wi 16:11, 24, II Mac 6:13 9:26, IV Mac 8:17 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2108 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidyoo-erg-es-ee'-ah
beneficence (genitive case or specially)
Fromfrom G2110;
King Jamesbenefit, good deed done.
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 | euergesias | euergesiais |
| object accusative | euergesian | euergesiain |
| direct address vocative | euergesiar | euergesiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | euergesiau1×εὐεργεσίας | euergesiaiu |
| to, for dative | euergesia1×εὐεργεσίᾳ | euergesiai |
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
euergesia 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
euergesiau“service”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
1 Timothy 6:2“service”tois de pistoin echarōtois despotoin mē katafronalōr, hoti adelfois alō; alla mallon douleualōr, hoti pistois alō kai agapētois tois tau euergesiau antilambanerōtois. Houteim didaskasōr kai parakalasōr.Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.
euergesia“good deed”to, fordative singular1×
Acts 4:9“good deed”ei nis sēmeron anakrininō epi euergesia anthrōpou asthenou, en tine houtos sōzitē,If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed,