Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
ἐλεημοσύνη (G1654)
13 † ἐλεημοσύνη , -ης, ἡ ( ἐλεέω ), [in LXX chiefly for חֶסֶד , צְדָקָה ;] mercy, pity . 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).†
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