eleemosune denotes giving or assistance offered to others, whether requested at a gate or given discreetly.

The occurrences show giving or assistance directed toward others: it is sought by the man at the Beautiful Gate, performed without public display, given from one’s possessions, and brought to a people. The same noun also appears among a disciple’s good works and alongside prayers remembered before God.

1. Giving or assistance to others · dominant

   The singular accusative form occurs where a lame man asks to receive aid at the Beautiful Gate in Acts 3:2 and Acts 3:3, and where possessions are sold in order to give in Luke 12:33. In Matthew 6:2, Matthew 6:3, and Matthew 6:4, the noun names an act that is not to be publicized but kept secret; Acts 24:17 places plural gifts among what was brought to a nation.

   Acts 3:2Acts 3:3Luke 12:33Matthew 6:2Matthew 6:4Acts 24:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses “charity,” while Acts 10:2, Acts 10:4, and Acts 24:17 use “alms.” These renderings occur in verses about giving, requested aid, good works, and gifts brought to a people, but the translation does not align individual English words to the Greek noun.