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ἐλεημοσύνη

MainId: 001668000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ε

StrongCodes: G1654

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 001668001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: ἐλεημοσύνη

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ης

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'ἐλεάω', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 001668001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 57.111

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

      LEXSubDomains: Give

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-05-14 20:45:50

         DefinitionShort: to give to those in need as an act of mercy

         Glosses: ['acts of charity', 'alms', 'giving to the needy']

      LEXReferences: MAT 6:2, MAT 6:3, MAT 6:4, ACTs 9:36, ACTs 10:2, ACTs 10:4, ACTs 10:31

   2. LEXID: 001668001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 57.112

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

      LEXSubDomains: Give

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-05-14 20:45:50

         DefinitionShort: (semantic derivative of {L:ἐλεημοσύνη}[a] ‘giving to the needy,’ {D:57.111}) that which is given to help the needy

         Glosses: ['gift', 'money given to the needy', 'charity donation']

         Comments: In some languages the closest equivalent of ἐλεημοσύνη in {S:04400300200050} is simply ‘money.’

      LEXReferences: LUKE 11:41, LUKE 12:33, ACTs 3:2, ACTs 3:3, ACTs 3:10, ACTs 24:17