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Koine Greek wordlink #2857

SR GNT Mat 6:4 ἐλεημοσύνη (eleaʸmosunaʸ) ‘may_be of you the alms in secret and’ Strongs=16540 Lemma=eleēmosunē
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=31 AD TimeSeries=Sermon_on_the_Mount

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Only use of identical word form ἐλεημοσύνη (N-NFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐλεημοσύνη’ (N-NFS) is always and only glossed as ‘alms’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘eleēmosunē’ have 3 different glosses: ‘as alms’, ‘of alms’, ‘alms’.

Greek words (12) other than ἐλεημοσύνη (N-NFS) with a gloss related to ‘alms’

Have 12 other words (ἐλεημοσύνας, ἐλεημοσύνην, ἐλεημοσύνην, ἐλεημοσύναι, ἐλεημοσύνην, ἐλεημοσύνας, ἐλεημοσύναι, ἐλεημοσύνην, ἐλεημοσύνην, ἐλεημοσυνῶν, ἐλεημοσύνην, ἐλεημοσύνην) with 1 lemma altogether (eleēmosunē)

MAT 6:2 ἐλεημοσύνην (eleaʸmosunaʸn) N-AFS ‘whenever therefore you may_be doing alms not you may trumpet before’ SR GNT Mat 6:2 word 5

OET-LV: 2 Therefore whenever you _may _be _doing alms, you _may_ not _trumpet before you, as the hypocrites are _doing in the synagogues and in the streets, so _that they _may _be _glorified by the people. Truly, I _am _saying to _you _all, they _are _receiving _fully the reward of _them. (MAT_6:2)

OET-RV: 2 “So when you’re giving to the poor, don’t make a big display of it like the hypocrites do in the meeting halls and in the streets so they’ll get the people’s praises. I can assure you that they’ve already received their reward in full. (MAT 6:2)

MAT 6:3 ἐλεημοσύνην (eleaʸmosunaʸn) N-AFS ‘of you but doing alms not let know the’ SR GNT Mat 6:3 word 4

OET-LV: 3 But of _you doing alms, not let _know the left hand of _you what the right hand of _you is _doing, (MAT_6:3)

OET-RV: 3 But when you give to the poor, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, (MAT 6:3)

LUKE 11:41 ἐλεημοσύνην (eleaʸmosunaʸn) N-AFS ‘the things being_within give as alms and see all things’ SR GNT Luke 11:41 word 5

OET-LV: 41 However give as _alms the things being _within, and see, all things is clean to _you _all. (LUK_11:41)

OET-RV: 41 However, if you sacrificially give what’s inside, then everything would then become clean for you. (LUK 11:41)

LUKE 12:33 ἐλεημοσύνην (eleaʸmosunaʸn) N-AFS ‘of you_all and give alms make to yourselves purses’ SR GNT Luke 12:33 word 7

OET-LV: 33 Sell the things possessing of _you _all, and give alms. Make to _yourselves purses not being _grown _old, a_treasure inexhaustible in the heavens, where thief is_ not _nearing nor moth is _ruining. (LUK_12:33)

OET-RV: 33 Sell what you own and give to the poor and so store your wealth in heaven where it won’t deteriorate or get lost or stolen from you, (LUK 12:33)

ACTs 3:2 ἐλεημοσύνην (eleaʸmosunaʸn) N-AFS ‘being called Beautiful to_be requesting alms from the ones entering_in’ SR GNT Acts 3:2 word 27

OET-LV: 2 And a_certain man, being lame from the_womb of_the_mother of _him, was _being _borne, whom they _were _putting in _every day at the door of _the temple, which being _called Beautiful, which to _be _requesting alms from the ones entering _in into the temple. (ACT_3:2)

OET-RV: 2 Now there was a man who had been lame from birth, and every day he was placed beside a door into the temple—an entry named ‘Beautiful Door’. From there he could beg from the people entering the temple. (ACT 3:2)

ACTs 3:3 ἐλεημοσύνην (eleaʸmosunaʸn) N-AFS ‘the temple was asking alms to receive’ SR GNT Acts 3:3 word 21

OET-LV: 3 Who having _seen Petros and Yōannaʸs going to _be _entering into the temple, was _asking to _receive alms. (ACT_3:3)

OET-RV: 3 He saw Peter and Yohan about to enter into the temple, so he asked them for a donation, (ACT 3:3)

ACTs 3:10 ἐλεημοσύνην (eleaʸmosunaʸn) N-AFS ‘the one for the alms sitting at the’ SR GNT Acts 3:10 word 13

OET-LV: 10 And they _were _recognizing him that he was the one sitting at the Beautiful gate of _the temple for the alms, and they _were _filled with _amazement and amazement at the thing having _been _happened to _him. (ACT_3:10)

OET-RV: 10 and recognising that he was the man who usually sat outside begging at the ‘Beautiful Door’ of the temple, they were astonished and astounded at what had happened to him. (ACT 3:10)

ACTs 9:36 ἐλεημοσυνῶν (eleaʸmosunōn) N-GFP ‘of works good and of alms that she was doing’ SR GNT Acts 9:36 word 20

OET-LV: 36 And in Yoppaʸ was a_certain apprentice/follower by_the_name Tabaʸtha, which being _interpreted is _being _called: The_Gazelle/Dorkas. This woman was full of_ good _works, and of _alms that she _was _doing. (ACT_9:36)

OET-RV: 36 Then in Yoppa there was a believer named Tabitha (or Dorcas if translated) and she did a lot of good things as well as being generous to the poor. (ACT 9:36)

ACTs 10:2 ἐλεημοσύνας (eleaʸmosunas) N-AFP ‘household of him doing alms many to the people’ SR GNT Acts 10:2 word 13

OET-LV: 2 devout and revering the god with all the household of _him, doing many alms to _the people, and beseeching of_ the _god through everything. (ACT_10:2)

OET-RV: 2 who, along with all his household, worshipped God and obeyed his laws. He gave to the poor and regularly asked God for help. (ACT 10:2)

ACTs 10:4 ἐλεημοσύναι (eleaʸmosunai) N-NFP ‘of you and the alms of you went_up for’ SR GNT Acts 10:4 word 21

OET-LV: 4 And he, having _looked _intently at _him and having _become frightened, said: What is _it, master? And he _said to _him: The prayers of _you, and the alms of _you, went _up for a_memorial before the god. (ACT_10:4)

OET-RV: 4 Cornelius was scared and looked intently and asked, “What is it, master?”
¶ “Your prayers and your helping the poor rose up to God’s notice and attention,” he said. (ACT 10:4)

ACTs 10:31 ἐλεημοσύναι (eleaʸmosunai) N-NFP ‘prayer and the alms of you were reminded before’ SR GNT Acts 10:31 word 12

OET-LV: 31 and he _is _saying: Kornaʸlios, the prayer of _you was _listened _to and the alms of _you were _reminded before the god. (ACT_10:31)

OET-RV: 31 and he said, ‘Your prayer has been heard, Cornelius, and God has noticed your gifts to the poor. (ACT 10:31)

ACTs 24:17 ἐλεημοσύνας (eleaʸmosunas) N-AFP ‘years and more alms going_to make to the’ SR GNT Acts 24:17 word 6

OET-LV: 17 And through more years I _arrived going _to _make alms to the nation of _me and offerings, (ACT_24:17)

OET-RV: 17 After several years away, I arrived in Yerushalem bringing offerings to help my own people and before God. (ACT 24:17)

Key: N=noun AFP=accusative,feminine,plural AFS=accusative,feminine,singular GFP=genitive,feminine,plural NFP=nominative,feminine,plural NFS=nominative,feminine,singular