ἐλεημοσύνη eleēmosýnē

Meaning

compassionateness, i.e. (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence, or (concretely) a benefaction

In the King James Version: alms(-deeds)

Derivation: from G1656 (ἔλεος);

Where it is used

• Matthew 6:2 So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
• Matthew 6:3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
• Matthew 6:4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
• Luke 11:41 But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.
• Luke 12:33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
• Acts 3:2 And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
• Acts 3:3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
• Acts 3:10 they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
• Acts 9:36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
• Acts 10:2 He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
• Acts 10:4 Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
• Acts 10:31 and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
• Acts 24:17 After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.