Scholar John Parkhurst noted: “When spoken of God or Christ, it [that Greek word] very often particularly refers to their free and undeserved favour or kindness in the redemption and salvation of man. ”
فَٱلنِّعْمَةُ إِذًا عَطِيَّةٌ لَا تُكْتَسَبُ عَنْ جَدَارَةٍ أَوْ بِعَرَقِ ٱلْجَبِينِ .‏