"ἐλεημοσύνη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἐλεημοσύνη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /e.le.ɛː.mo.sý.nɛː/, /e.le.i.moˈsy.ni/, /e.le.i.moˈsi.ni/, /e.le.ɛː.mo.sý.nɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /e.le.e̝.moˈsy.ne̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /e.le.i.moˈsy.ni/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /e.le.i.moˈsy.ni/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /e.le.i.moˈsi.ni/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn, “pitiful, merciful”) + -σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē). Etymology templates: {{etymon|grc|af|ἐλεήμων>merciful|-σῠ́νη>abstract nouns|id=alms}}, {{af|grc|ἐλεήμων|-σῠ́νη|t1=pitiful, merciful}} ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn, “pitiful, merciful”) + -σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἐλεημοσῠ́νης|f|first|head=ἐλεημοσῠ́νη}} ἐλεημοσῠ́νη • (eleēmosŭ́nē) f (genitive ἐλεημοσῠ́νης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἐλεημοσῠ́νη|ης}} Forms: ἐλεημοσῠ́νη [canonical], eleēmosŭ́nē [romanization], ἐλεημοσῠ́νης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ ἐλεημοσῠ́νη [nominative, singular], τὼ ἐλεημοσῠ́νᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ ἐλεημοσῠ́ναι [nominative, plural], τῆς ἐλεημοσῠ́νης [genitive, singular], τοῖν ἐλεημοσῠ́ναιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ἐλεημοσῠνῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ ἐλεημοσῠ́νῃ [dative, singular], τοῖν ἐλεημοσῠ́ναιν [dative, dual], ταῖς ἐλεημοσῠ́ναις [dative, plural], τὴν ἐλεημοσῠ́νην [accusative, singular], τὼ ἐλεημοσῠ́νᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς ἐλεημοσῠ́νᾱς [accusative, plural], ἐλεημοσῠ́νη [singular, vocative], ἐλεημοσῠ́νᾱ [dual, vocative], ἐλεημοσῠ́ναι [plural, vocative]
  1. pity, mercy
    Sense id: en-ἐλεημοσύνη-grc-noun-8WVMCSGc Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σύνη Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 66 34 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σύνη: 57 43
  2. alms, charity
    Sense id: en-ἐλεημοσύνη-grc-noun-hKTHceC- Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75
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      "ipa": "/e.le.ɛː.mo.sý.nɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.le.i.moˈsy.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.le.i.moˈsi.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.le.ɛː.mo.sý.nɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.le.e̝.moˈsy.ne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.le.i.moˈsy.ni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.le.i.moˈsy.ni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.le.i.moˈsi.ni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἐλεημοσύνη"
}
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      "form": "ἡ ἐλεημοσῠ́νη",
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    },
    {
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    {
      "form": "αἱ ἐλεημοσῠ́ναι",
      "roman": "hai eleēmosŭ́nai",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "τῆς ἐλεημοσῠ́νης",
      "roman": "tês eleēmosŭ́nēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "τοῖν ἐλεημοσῠ́ναιν",
      "roman": "toîn eleēmosŭ́nain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "genitive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τῶν ἐλεημοσῠνῶν",
      "roman": "tôn eleēmosŭnôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ ἐλεημοσῠ́νῃ",
      "roman": "têi eleēmosŭ́nēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τοῖν ἐλεημοσῠ́ναιν",
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        "dual"
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      "form": "ταῖς ἐλεημοσῠ́ναις",
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        "dual"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "ἐλεημοσῠ́νη",
      "roman": "eleēmosŭ́nē",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
      ]
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ἐλεημοσῠ́ναι",
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      "ipa": "/e.le.ɛː.mo.sý.nɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.le.i.moˈsy.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.le.i.moˈsi.ni/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/e.le.ɛː.mo.sý.nɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
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      "ipa": "/e.le.e̝.moˈsy.ne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.le.i.moˈsy.ni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.le.i.moˈsy.ni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.le.i.moˈsi.ni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἐλεημοσύνη"
}

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