Word Study · Strong's G1654 · Greek
ἐλεημοσύνη
eleemosyne
el-eh-ay-mos-oo'-nay
Strong's 1890 spelling: eleēmosýnē
“compassionateness, i.e. (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence, or (concretely) a benefaction”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
compassionateness, i.e. (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence, or (concretely) a benefaction
Rendered in the KJV as
alms(-deeds).
- 13occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 13 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- ἐλεημοσύνην4
- ἐλεημοσύναι2
- ἐλεημοσύνας2
- ἐλεημοσύνην,2
- ἐλεημοσύνη1
- ἐλεημοσύνην·1
- ἐλεημοσυνῶν1
How it is rendered · 7
- alms7
- acts of charity,1
- alms,1
- alms;1
- charity1
- giving1
- of alms1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular7
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural2
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine plural2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural1
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASF · 7
- N-APF · 2
- N-NPF · 2
- N-GPF · 1
- N-NSF · 1
All 13, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew3 occurrences
- Matthew 6:2ἐλεημοσύνην,eleēmosunēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularSo 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.here: acts of charity,
- Matthew 6:3ἐλεημοσύνηνeleēmosunēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBut when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,here: charity
- Matthew 6:4ἐλεημοσύνηeleēmosunēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularso that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.here: giving
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 11:41ἐλεημοσύνην,eleēmosunēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBut give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.here: alms,
- Luke 12:33ἐλεημοσύνην·eleēmosunēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularSell 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.here: alms;
Acts8 occurrences
- Acts 3:2ἐλεημοσύνηνeleēmosunēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd 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.here: alms
- Acts 3:3ἐλεημοσύνηνeleēmosunēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWhen he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.here: alms
- Acts 3:10ἐλεημοσύνηνeleēmosunēnnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularthey 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.here: alms
- Acts 9:36ἐλεημοσυνῶνeleēmosunōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluralIn Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.here: of alms
- Acts 10:2ἐλεημοσύναςeleēmosunasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralHe and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.here: alms
- Acts 10:4ἐλεημοσύναιeleēmosunainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralCornelius 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.here: alms
- Acts 10:31ἐλεημοσύναιeleēmosunainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraland said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.here: alms
- Acts 24:17ἐλεημοσύναςeleēmosunasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralAfter several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.here: alms