Lexical Definition
εὐεργεσία euergesía (yoo-erg-es-ee'-ah) good deed G:N-F
from εὐεργέτης
benefit, good deed done.
- beneficence (genitive case or specially)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| εὐεργεσίᾳ | a good work | Acts.4.9 |
| εὐεργεσίασ | good service | 1Tim.6.2 |
| ευεργεσιών | his good works | LXX.Ps.78.11 |
Abbott-Smith
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 * ;]
a good deed, kindness, benefit: I Ti 6:2; c. gen. pers. (εὐ. πόλεως, Plat., leg., 805b), Ac 4:9,†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Psalms | 78:11* |
| Acts | 4:9 |
| 1 Timothy | 6:2 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
εὐεργεσία-εσία,
Ionic dialect εὐεργεσία-εσίη, ἡ, well-doing, opposed to κακοεργίη, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to κακότης, [Refs 6th c.BC+]
__II a good deed, kindness, εὐεργεσίαεσίας ἀποτίνειν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἡ ἐξ Ἱστιαίου εὐ. done by him, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὐεργεσίαεσίας ἀποδέξασθαι ἔς τινας[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀντ᾽ εὐεργεσίαεσίης for service done, [εὐεργεσίαεσίας καθίστασαν τοὺς βασιλεῖς 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1286b10: with \_genitive\_, εὐ. τῆς πόλεως">Refs 5th c.BC+] good service done the state, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: plural, public services, τὰς τῶν προγόνων εὐεργεσίαεσίας [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 ψηφίζεσθαί [τινι] εὐεργεσίαεσίαν to vote him the title of εὐεργεσίαέτης (which see), [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III Εὐεργεσία, personified, = Latin [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III.2 epithet of Hera at Argos, [Refs 5th c.AD+]