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Strong's Number G1654

ἐλεημοσύνη
eleemosune · el-eh-ay-mos-oo'-nay
Transliteration:
eleemosune{el-eh-ay-mos-oo'-nay}
Word Origin:
from 1656
TDNT:
2:485,222
Part of Speech:
noun feminine
Strong's Definition:
compassionateness, i.e. (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence, or (concretely) a benefaction
Usage in the KJV:
alms 13, almsdeeds 1

Total: 14
Occurs 13 times in the Greek text.
Definition:
  1. mercy, pity
    1. esp. as exhibited in giving alms, charity
  2. the benefaction itself, a donation to the poor, alms
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament