Quick Definition
εὐεργεσία, ας, ἡ n.f. good action, kind service
Strong's Definition
from 2110; beneficence (genitive case or specially)
KJV Usage: benefit, good deed done
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
εὐεργεσία, -as, ἡ, (εὐεργέτης); a good deed, benefit: 1 Tim. vi. 2 (on which see ἀντιλαμβάνω, 2); with gen. of the pers. on whom the benefit is conferred [W. 185 (174)], Actsiv. 9. (2 Mace. vi. 13; ix. 26; Sap. xvi. 11, 24; in Grk. auth. fr. Hom. down.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
εὐεργεσία euergesia 2x
well-doing, a good deed, benefit conferred, Acts 4:9; duty, good offices, 1 Tim. 6:2*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
εὐεργεσία, -ας, ἡ
(< εὐεργέτης), [in LXX: Ps 77 (78):11 (עֲלִילָה), Wi 16:11, 24, II Mac 6:13 9:26, IV Mac 8:17 * ;]
a good deed, kindness, benefit: I Ti 6:2; c. gen. pers. (εὐ. πόλεως, Plat., leg., 805b), Ac 4:9,†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
εὐεργεσία. P Flor I. 615 (a.p. 85) (= Chrest. 11. p. 88) τῆς σῆς εὐεργεσίας δεόμενος ἐντυγχάνει wot—an advocate addresses the prefect on behalf of his client, P Ryl II. 9610 (a.p. 11718) κατὰ τὴν εὐεργεσίαν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν ᾿Αδριανοῦ Καίσαρος, P Oxy VI. 8901) (A.D. 200) διὰ τὴν ἔμφυτόν cov εὐεργεσίαν, P Fay 20)Ὁ (iii/iv a.p.) πλὴν μᾶλλον φιλανθρωπίᾳ τε καὶ εὐεργεσίαις συναύξειν ταύτην τὴν ἀρχήν, ‘but rather by liberality and the conferring of benefits to increase the welfare of this empire” (Edd.), and BGU III. 970% (ii/a.D.) τῆς εἰς ἅπαντας εὐεργεσίας. . ἀβοήθητος, where note the gen. after a negative adj. (cf. Pro/eg. p. 74). Add from the inscrr. Michel 383'° (ii/B c.) ἀρετῆ[ς ἕν]εκεν καὶ εὐνοίας Kal εὐεργεσίας τῆς els [τὸ]ν δῆμον, 74. 9657 (ii/B.c. ad init.) διὰ ταῦτα Kal τὰς ἄλλας εὐεργεσίας ds πο[ιῶν διατελεῖ τὸν δῆμον, ef αὐϊόϊ.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
εὐεργεσία (euergesia) — good deed. εὐεργ-εσία, Ionic dialect εὐεργ-εσίη, ἡ, well-doing, opposed to κακοεργίη, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to κακότης, [Refs 6th c.BC+]
II. a good deed, kindness, εὐεργεσίας ἀποτίνειν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἡ ἐξ Ἱστιαίου εὐ. done by him, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὐεργεσίας ἀποδέξασθαι ἔς τινας[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀντ᾽ εὐεργεσίης for service done, [Refs 5th c.BC+] good service done the state, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: plural, public services, τὰς τῶν προγόνων εὐεργεσίας [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. ψηφίζεσθαί [τινι] εὐεργεσίαν to vote him the title of εὐεργέτης (which see), [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III. Εὐεργεσία, personified, = Latin [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III.2. epithet of Hera at Argos, [Refs 5th c.AD+]