εὐεργ-εσία,
Ion. εὐεργ-εσίη, ἡ,
I well-doing, opp. κακοεργίη, Od. 22.374; opp. κακότης, Thgn. 548, etc.
II
1. a good deed, kindness, εὐεργεσίας ἀποτίνειν Od. 22.235, cf. Hes. Th. 503 (pl.); ἡ ἐξ Ἱστιαίου εὐ. done by him, Hdt. 5.11; ἐκτίνειν Id. 3.47 (pl.); εὐεργεσίας ἀποδέξασθαι ἔς τινας ib. 67; καταθέσθαι ἔς τινα Th. 1.128; εὐ. πεποιημέναι ἔς τινα Hdt. 4.165; προέσθαι X. An. 7.7.47; προσφέρειν Pl. Grg. 513e; opp. εὐ. ἀπολαβεῖν Isoc. 14.57; εὐ. ὀφείλεταί μοι Th. 1.137, cf. 32; ἀντ’ εὐεργεσίης for service done, Simon. 97.6, Theoc. 17.116, cf. B. 1.47 (pl.), IG 12.108; ἀπ’ εὐεργεσίας καθίστασαν τοὺς βασιλεῖς Arist. Pol. 1286b10: c. gen., εὐ. τῆς πόλεως good service done the state, Pl. Lg. 850b: pl., public services, τὰς τῶν προγόνων εὐεργεσίας Lys. 14.24, etc.
2. ψηφίζεσθαί [τινι] εὐεργεσίαν to vote him the title of εὐεργέτης (q.v.), D. 20.60, cf. IG 22.29, etc.; κείσεταί σοι εὐ. ἐν τῷ ἡμετέρῳ οἴκῳ ἐς αἰεὶ ἀνάγραπτος Th. 1.129, cf. X. HG 1.1.26, etc.
III
1. Εὐεργεσία, personified, = Lat. Liberalitas, D.C. 71.34.
2. epith. of Hera at Argos, Hsch.
εὐεργεσία euergesia 2x
well-doing, a good deed, benefit conferred, [Act 4:9];
duty, good offices, [1Ti 6:2]
G2108 — εὐεργεσία
εὐεργεσίας, ἡ (εὐεργέτης); a good deed, benefit: [1Ti 6:2] (on which see ἀντιλαμβάνω, 2); with the genitive of the person on whom the benefit is conferred (Winer's Grammar, 185 (174)), [Act 4:9]. (2 Macc. 6:13 2Macc. 9:26; Wis. 16:11, 24; in Greek authors from Homer down.)
εὐεργεσία , - ας , ἡ
( < εὐεργέτης ),
[in LXX : [Psa 78:11] (H5949), Wis 16:11 ; Wis 16:24 , 2Ma 6:13 ; 2Ma 9:26 , 4Ma 8:17 * ;]
a good deed, kindness, benefit: [1Ti 6:2]; c . gen . pers . ( εὐ . πόλεως , Plat ., leg., 805b), [Act 4:9], †