Lexical Definition

‎ἐλεημοσύνη‎ eleēmosýnē (el-eh-ay-mos-oo'-nay) charity G:N-F
from ‎ἔλεος‎

alms(-deeds).

Usage: 12 forms in 34 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
ἐλεημοσύνην acts of charity Matt.6.2
alms Luke.11.41 • Luke.12.33 • Acts.3.2 • Acts.3.3 • Acts.3.10
charity Matt.6.3
ἐλεημοσύνη giving Matt.6.4
ἐλεημοσύνασ alms Acts.10.2 • Acts.24.17
ἐλεημοσύναι alms Acts.10.4 • Acts.10.31
ἐλεημοσυνῶν of alms Acts.9.36
ελεημοσύνησ charity LXX.Prov.21.21 • LXX.Isa.1.27
ελεημοσύνην a charity LXX.Gen.47.29
charity LXX.Ps.24.5 • LXX.Ps.33.5
on your charity LXX.Isa.38.18
ελεημοσύνη charity LXX.Deut.24.13 • LXX.Prov.19.22 • LXX.Prov.20.28 • LXX.Isa.59.16
mercy LXX.Deut.6.25
my charity LXX.Isa.28.17
your charity LXX.Dan.9.16
ελεημοσύνασ charity LXX.Ps.103.6 • LXX.Jer.16.5
ελεημοσύναισ Charity LXX.Prov.15.27
charities LXX.Dan.4.27
ελεημοσύναι Charity LXX.Prov.3.3
but charity LXX.Prov.14.22
his charities LXX.Lam.3.22
ελεημοσυνη her charity LXX.Prov.31.26

Abbott-Smith

† ἐλεημοσύνη, -ης, ἡ (< ἐλεέω), [in LXX chiefly for חֶסֶד, צְדָקָה ;]
1. mercy, pity.
2. almsgiving, alms (like the German Almosen, a corruption of the Greek word ἐ): Mt 6:4; ποιεῖν ἐ., Mt 6:2, 3, Ac 9:36 10:2 24:17; ἐ. διδόναι, Lk 11:41 (cf. Mt 23:36; Dalman, Words, 62 f.) 12:33; αἰτεῖν, Ac 3:2; λαβεῖν, Ac 3:3; πρὸς (in order to ask) ἐ., Ac 3:10; pl., Ac 10:4, 31 (Cremer, 711).†

Abbott-Smith References

Book Refs
Matthew 6:2 · 6:3 · 6:4 · 23:36
Luke 11:41
Acts 3:2 · 3:3 · 3:10 · 9:36 · 10:2 · 10:4 · 10:31 · 24:17

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐλεημοσύνη-ημοσύνη, ἡ,

pity, mercy, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

__2 charity, alms, [LXX+NT+3rd c.AD+]

LSJ Scripture Refs: Matt.6.2