Strong's Lexicon

G2108

G2108 — εὐεργεσία

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekeuergesianounOccurrences: 2

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G2108
Word:εὐεργεσία
Part of Speech:noun
Etymology:from G2110
Language:Greek
Occurrences:2
Transliteration:euergesia
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:yoo-erg-es-ee'-ah
Meaning:1. beneficence (genitive case or specially)
KJV Renderings:benefit, good deed done

Use Strong's responsibly

Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.

Read: Using Strong's Responsibly

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

εὐεργεσία, εὐεργεσίας, (εὐεργέτης); a good deed, benefit: 1Ti 6:2 (on which see ἀντιλαμβάνω, 2); with the genitive of the person on whom the benefit is conferred (Winer’s Grammar, 185 (174)), Act 4:9. (2Ma 6:13 2Ma 9:26; Wis 16:11; Wis 16:24; in Greek authors from Homer down.)

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

εὐεργεσία (benefit)

Acts 4:9

KJV: If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man by what means he is made whole
GK: ει ημείς σήμερον ανακρινόμεθα επί ευεργεσία ανθρώπου ασθενούς εν τίνι ούτος σέσωσται

1 Timothy 6:2

KJV: And they that have believing masters let them not despise because they are brethren but rather do service because they are faithful and beloved partakers of the benefit These things teach and exhort
GK: οι δε πιστούς έχοντες δεσπότας μη καταφρονείτωσαν ότι αδελφοί εισιν αλλά μάλλον δουλευέτωσαν ότι πιστοί εισι και αγαπητοί οι της ευεργεσίας αντιλαμβανόμενοι ταύτα δίδασκε και παρακάλει
↑ Top