eleēmosynē · alms, charity

What it means

eleēmosynē (ἐλεημοσύνη) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “alms, charity”.

Alms: what is given to the poor out of mercy; also acts of mercy.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. What is given to the poor to help them.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Luke×2
• Acts×8

• Matthew 6:2

  So when you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be glorified by people. Truly I tell you, they have received in full their reward.

• Matthew 6:3

  But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

• Matthew 6:4

  so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you.

• Luke 11:41

  But give as alms the things inside, and look, everything is clean for you.

• Luke 12:33

  Sell your possessions and give alms; make for yourselves money bags that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys.

• Acts 3:2

  And a certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom they used to set every day at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask alms from those entering into the temple.

• Acts 3:3

  He, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, was asking to receive alms.

• Acts 3:10

  and they recognized him, that he was the one who sat for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

• Acts 9:36

  Now in Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, is called Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms that she was doing.

• Acts 10:2

  devout and fearing God with all his household, giving many alms to the people and praying to God continually.

• Acts 10:4

  And he, staring at him and becoming terrified, said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have gone up as a memorial before God.

• Acts 10:31

  and he says, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms have been remembered before God.

• Acts 24:17

  Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and offerings,