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Strong's G1654 ἐλεημοσύνη (eleemosyne)

Eleemosyne means “compassionateness” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1654 — geshem in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1654
Language Greek
Linked Usages 59
Books 12

Strong's G1654 Quick Answer

Strong's G1654 ἐλεημοσύνη (eleemosune) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. eleemosune (el-eh-ay-mos-oo'-nay) n. 1. compassionateness 2. (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence It has 59 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include alms. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
eleemosune (el-eh-ay-mos-oo'-nay) n. 1. compassionateness 2. (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence
Usage
59 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
alms

Meaning and Definition

eleemosune (el-eh-ay-mos-oo'-nay) n. 1. compassionateness 2. (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence 3. (concretely) a benefaction [from G1656] KJV: alms(-deeds) Root(s): G1656

Original Word
ἐλεημοσύνη
Transliteration
eleemosune
Derivation
Root: ἔλεος R1: 1656
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1654. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

charity

Usage: ἐλεημοσύνη, -ης, ἡ (ἐλεέω), [in LXX chiefly for חֶסֶד, צְדָקָה ;] __1. mercy, pity. __2. almsgiving, alms (like the German Almosen, a corruption of the Greek word ἐ): Mat.6:4; ποιεῖν ἐ., Mat.6:2-3, Act.9:36 10:2 24:17; ἐ. διδόναι, Luk.11:41 (cf. Mat.23:36; Dalman, Words, 62 f.) 12:33; αἰτεῖν, Act.3:2; λαβεῖν, Act.3:3; πρὸς (in order to ask) ἐ., Act.3:10; pl., Act.10:4, 31 (Cremer, 711).† (AS)

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How Strong's G1654 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render eleemosune, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

alms Matthew 6:1 13×

How Strong's G1654 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha with 26 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1654 (ἐλεημοσύνη) appears 47 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1654 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1654 in the New Testament

14 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 6:1 KJV

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

Matthew 6:2 KJV

Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Matthew 6:3 KJV

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

Strong's G1654 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

19 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 47:29 Septuagint / Brenton

And the days of Israel drew nigh for him to die: and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If I have found favor before thee, put thy hand under my thigh, and thou shalt execute mercy and truth toward me, so as not to bury me in Egypt.

Deuteronomy 6:25 Septuagint / Brenton

And there shall be mercy to us, if we take heed to keep all these commands before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us.

Deuteronomy 24:13 Septuagint / Brenton

Thou shalt surely restore his pledge at sunset, and he shall sleep in his garment, and he shall bless thee; and it shall be mercy to thee before the Lord thy God.

Strong's G1654 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

26 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Tobit 1:3 Septuagint / Brenton

I Tobit have walked all the days of my life in the way of truth and justice, and I did many almsdeeds to my brethren, and my nation, who came with me to Nineveh, into the land of the Assyrians.

Tobit 1:16 Septuagint / Brenton

And in the time of Shalmaneser I gave many alms to my brethren, and gave my bread to the hungry,

Tobit 2:14 Septuagint / Brenton

But she replied upon me, It was given for a gift more than the wages. Howbeit I did not believe her, but bade her render it to the owners: and I was abashed at her. But she replied upon me, Where are thine alms and thy righteous deeds? behold, thou and all thy works are known.

Usage Excerpts

First 59 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1654.

Genesis 47:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the days of Israel drew nigh for him to die: and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If I have found favor before thee, put thy hand under my thigh, and thou shalt execute mercy and truth toward me, so as not to bury me in Egypt.
Deuteronomy 6:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there shall be mercy to us, if we take heed to keep all these commands before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us.
Deuteronomy 24:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt surely restore his pledge at sunset, and he shall sleep in his garment, and he shall bless thee; and it shall be mercy to thee before the Lord thy God.
Psalms 23:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, And mercy from God his Savior.
Psalms 32:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He loves mercy and judgment; The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.
Psalms 102:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord executes mercy And judgment for all that are injured.
Proverbs 3:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; But bind them about thy neck:
Proverbs 14:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They that go astray devise evils: But the good devise mercy and truth. The framers of evil do not understand mercy and truth: But compassion and faithfulness are with the framers of good.
Proverbs 15:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But he that hates the receiving of bribes is safe. But by the fear of the Lord everyone departs from evil.
Proverbs 19:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Mercy is a fruit to a man: And a poor man is better than a rich liar.
Proverbs 20:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And will surround his throne with righteousness.
Proverbs 21:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The way of righteousness and mercy will find life and glory.
Proverbs 31:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And her kindness to them sets up her children for them, and they grow rich, And her husband praises her.
Isaiah 1:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For her captives shall be saved with judgment, and with mercy.
Isaiah 28:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will cause judgment to be for hope, and my compassion shall be for just measures, and ye that trust vainly in falsehood shall fall: for the storm shall by no means pass by you,
Isaiah 38:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For they that are in the grave shall not praise thee, neither shall the dead bless thee, neither shall they that are in Hades hope for thy mercy.
Isaiah 59:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he looked, and there was no man, and he observed, and there was none to help: so he defended them with his arm, and established them with his mercy.
Daniel 4:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore, O king, let my counsel please thee, and atone for thy sins by alms, and thine iniquities by compassion on the poor: it may be God will be long-suffering to thy trespasses.
Daniel 9:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O Lord, thy mercy is over all: let, I pray thee, thy wrath turn away, and thine anger from thy city Jerusalem, even thy holy mountain: for we have sinned, and because of our iniquities, and those of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach among all that are round about us.
Matthew 6:1 New Testament, KJV
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 6:2 New Testament, KJV
Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Matthew 6:3 New Testament, KJV
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
Matthew 6:4 New Testament, KJV
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Luke 11:41 New Testament, KJV
But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
Luke 12:33 New Testament, KJV
Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
Acts 3:2 New Testament, KJV
And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
Acts 3:3 New Testament, KJV
Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
Acts 3:10 New Testament, KJV
And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
Acts 9:36 New Testament, KJV
Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
Acts 10:2 New Testament, KJV
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
Acts 10:4 New Testament, KJV
And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
Acts 10:31 New Testament, KJV
And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
Acts 24:17 New Testament, KJV
Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
Tobit 1:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I Tobit have walked all the days of my life in the way of truth and justice, and I did many almsdeeds to my brethren, and my nation, who came with me to Nineveh, into the land of the Assyrians.
Tobit 1:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And in the time of Shalmaneser I gave many alms to my brethren, and gave my bread to the hungry,
Tobit 2:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But she replied upon me, It was given for a gift more than the wages. Howbeit I did not believe her, but bade her render it to the owners: and I was abashed at her. But she replied upon me, Where are thine alms and thy righteous deeds? behold, thou and all thy works are known.
Tobit 3:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
O Lord, thou art just, and all thy works and all thy ways are mercy and truth, and thou judgest truly and justly forever.
Tobit 7:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Raguel leaped up, and kissed him, and wept,
Tobit 12:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Prayer is good with fasting and alms and righteousness. A little with righteousness is better than much with unrighteousness. It is better to give alms than to lay up gold:
Tobit 12:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
for alms doth deliver from death, and shall purge away all sin. Those that exercise alms and righteousness shall be filled with life:
Tobit 14:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And he was eight and fifty years old when he lost his sight, which was restored to him after eight years: and he gave alms, and he increased in the fear of the Lord God, and praised him.
Tobit 14:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And now, my son, depart out of Nineveh, because that those things which the prophet Jonah spoke shall surely come to pass.
Tobit 14:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And bury me decently, and thy mother with me; but tarry no longer at Nineveh. Remember, my son, how Nadab handled Ahikar that brought him up, how out of light he brought him into darkness, and how he rewarded him again: yet Ahikar was saved, but the other had his reward: for he went down into darkness. Manasseh gave alms, and escaped the snares of death which they had set for him: but Nadab fell into the snare, and perished.
Tobit 14:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherefore now, my son, consider what alms doeth, and how righteousness doth deliver. When he had said these things, he gave up the ghost in the bed, being a hundred and eight and fifty years old; and he buried him honorably.
Wisdom of Sirach 3:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For the relieving of thy father shall not be forgotten: And instead of sins it shall be added to build thee up.
Wisdom of Sirach 3:30 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Water will quench a flaming fire; And alms maketh an atonement for sins.
Wisdom of Sirach 7:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, And neglect not to give alms.
Wisdom of Sirach 12:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
There can no good come to him that is always occupied in evil, Nor to him that giveth no alms.
Wisdom of Sirach 16:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Make way for every work of mercy: For every man shall find according to his works.
Wisdom of Sirach 17:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The alms of a man is as a signet with him, And he will keep the good deeds of man as the apple of the eye, And give repentance to his sons and daughters.
Wisdom of Sirach 17:29 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
How great is the lovingkindness of the Lord our God, And his compassion unto such as turn unto him in holiness!
Wisdom of Sirach 29:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Yet have thou patience with a man in poor estate, And delay not to show him mercy.
Wisdom of Sirach 29:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Shut up alms in thy storehouses: And it shall deliver thee from all affliction.
Wisdom of Sirach 31:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
When I traveled, I saw many things; And I understand more than I can express.
Wisdom of Sirach 35:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And when thou hast done all thy office, take thy place, That thou mayest be merry with them, And receive a crown for thy well ordering of the feast.
Wisdom of Sirach 40:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Bountifulness is as a most fruitful garden, And mercifulness endureth forever.
Wisdom of Sirach 40:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Brethren and help are against time of trouble: But alms shall deliver more than them both.
Baruch 4:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For my hope is in the Everlasting, that he will save you: and joy is come unto me from the Holy One, because of the mercy which shall soon come unto you from the Everlasting your Savior.
Baruch 5:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For God shall lead Israel with joy in the light of his glory with the mercy and righteousness that cometh from him.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1654, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 4 usages, New Testament
Luke 2 usages, New Testament
Acts 8 usages, New Testament
Tobit 11 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 13 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G1654 FAQ

What does eleemosyne (ἐλεημοσύνη) mean?

Eleemosyne (Strong's G1654) is a Greek word most simply glossed "compassionateness". eleemosune (el-eh-ay-mos-oo'-nay) n. 1. compassionateness 2. (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence

How many times is eleemosyne (ἐλεημοσύνη) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 59 linked usages for Strong's G1654 across 12 books.

Where can I study eleemosyne (ἐλεημοσύνη) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1654 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate eleemosyne (ἐλεημοσύνη)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as alms. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1654 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 19 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 26 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1654, with linked reader references where each row is available.