1 | Strong's Number: g1654 | Greek: eleemosune |
Alms, Almsdeeds:
connected with eleemon, "merciful," signifies
(a) "mercy, pity, particularly in giving alms," Mat 6:1, (see below),2, 3, 4; Act 10:2; 24:17;
(b) the benefaction itself, the "alms" (the effect for the cause), Luk 11:41; 12:33; Act 3:2, 3, 10; 9:36, "almsdeeds;" Act 10:2, 4, 31.
Note: In Mat 6:1, the RV, translating dikaiosune, according to the most authentic texts, has "righteousness," for AV, "alms."
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