ἐλε-ημοσύνη, ἡ,

1. pity, mercy, Call. Del. 152.

2. charity, alms, LXX Tob 4:7,.Mat 6:2, D.L. 5.17.

ἐλεημοσύνη eleēmosynē 13x

    pity, compassion; in NT an act of kindness, alms, almsgiving, Mat 6:2-4; Luk 11:41 alms; gift.

G1654 — ἐλεημοσύνη

ἐλεημοσύνης, ἡ (ἐλεήμων), the Sept. for חֶסֶד and צְדָקָה (see δικαιοσύνη, 1 b.);

1. mercy, pity (Callimachus () in Del. 152; Isa 38:18; Sir. 17:22 (Sir 17:24), etc.), especially as exhibited in giving alms, charity: Mat 6:4; ποιεῖν ἐλεημοσύνην, to practise the virtue of mercy or beneficence, to show one's compassion (A. V. do alms) (cf. the similar phrases δικαιοσύνην, ἀλήθειαν, etc. ποιεῖν), Mat 6:1 Rec., 2, 3, (Sir. 7:10; Tobit 4:7 Tobit 12:8, etc.; for חֶסֶד עָשָׂה, Gen 47:29); ἐλεημοσύνας, acts of beneficence, benefactions (cf. Winers Grammar, 176 (166); Buttmann, 77 (67)), Act 10:2; εἰς τινα, Act 24:17. Hence,

2. the benefaction itself, a donation to the poor, alms (the German Almosen (and the English alms) being (alike) a corruption of the Greek word): ἐλεημοσύνην διδόναι (((Diogenes Laërtius 5, 17)), Luk 11:41; Luk 12:33; αἰτεῖν, Act 3:2; λαμβάνειν, Act 3:3; πρός τήν ἐλεημοσύνην for (the purpose of asking) alms, Act 3:10; plural, Act 9:36; Act 10:4, Act 10:31.

† ἐλεημοσύνη , - ης , ἡ

( < ἐλεέω ),

[in LXX chiefly for H2617, H6666;]

1. mercy, pity.

2. almsgiving, alms (like the German Almosen, a corruption of the Greek word ἐ ): Mat 6:4; ποιεῖν ἐ ., Mat 6:2-3, Act 9:36; Act 10:2; Act 24:17; ἐ . διδόναι , Luk 11:41 ( cf. Mat 23:36; Dalman, Words , 62 f .) 12:33; αἰτεῖν , Act 3:2; λαβεῖν , Act 3:3; πρὸς (in order to ask) ἐ ., Act 3:10; pl., Act 10:4; Act 10:31 ( Cremer , 711). †

詞類次數：名詞（14）

原文字根：憐憫 共同的 相當於：H6666（צְדָקָה‎）

字義溯源：憐恤，同情，施捨，善行，賙濟；源自（G1656（ἔλεος）*=憐恤）。保羅曾對以弗所教會的長老說，當記念主耶穌的話說，施比受更為有福（徒20:35）。主耶穌也將施捨和禱告與禁食相提並論（太六章）；他也提醒信徒去施捨（路12:33）。保羅認為施捨（賙濟）若不出自愛就沒有甚麼益處（林前13:3）

出現次數：總共（14）；太（4）；路（2）；徒（8）

譯字彙編：

1）賙濟（7）徒3:2；徒3:10；徒9:36；徒10:2；徒10:4；徒10:31；徒24:17；

2）施捨（6）太6:1；太6:2；太6:3；太6:4；路11:41；徒3:3；

3）賙濟人（1）路12:33