1) mercy, pity
1a) especially as exhibited in giving alms, charity
2) the benefaction itself, a donation to the poor, alms
Part of Speech: noun feminine
Citing in TDNT: 2:485, 222
G1654
From G1656; compassionateness, that is, (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence, or (concretely) a benefaction: - alms (-deeds).
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| a acts of charity | 57.111 |
| b donation | 57.112 |
These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.
University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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