Bible Verse Dictionary
Acts 24:17 - Alms
Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
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Now | G1161 | δέ |
[Conjunction] but and etc. |
after | G1223 | διά |
[Preposition] through (in very wide applications local causal or occasional). In composition it retains the same general import |
many | G4119 | πλείων |
[Adjective] more in quantity number or quality; also (in plural) the major portion |
years | G2094 | ἔτος |
[Noun Neuter] a year |
I came | G3854 | παραγίνομαι |
[Verb] to become near that is approach (have arrived); by implication to appear publicly |
to | G1519 | εἰς |
[Preposition] to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) of place time or (figuratively) purpose (result etc.); also in adverbial phrases. |
bring | G4160 | ποιέω |
[Verb] to make or do (in a very wide application more or less direct) |
alms | G1654 | ἐλεημοσύνη |
[Noun Feminine] compassionateness that is (as exercised towards the poor) beneficence or (concretely) a benefaction |
to | G1519 | εἰς |
[Preposition] to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) of place time or (figuratively) purpose (result etc.); also in adverbial phrases. |
my | G3450 | μοῦ |
of me |
nation | G1484 | ἔθνος |
[Noun Neuter] a race (as of the same habit) that is a tribe; specifically a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually by implication pagan) |
and | G2532 | καί |
[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
offerings | G4376 | προσφορά |
[Noun Feminine] presentation; concretely an oblation (bloodless) or sacrifice |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.