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Lexicon :: Strong's G1653 - eleeō

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ἐλεέω
Transliteration
eleeō (Key)
Pronunciation
el-eh-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
32x in 21 unique form(s) TR
31x in 23 unique form(s) LXX
91x in 22 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:477,222

Variant Spellings

In Jude 22-23 and Rom 9:16 its lexical form would be ἐλεάω.

Strong’s Definitions

†ἐλεέω eleéō, el-eh-eh'-o; from G1656; to compassionate (by word or deed, specially, by divine grace):—have compassion (pity on), have (obtain, receive, shew) mercy (on).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's G1653 in the following manner: have mercy on (14x), obtain mercy (8x), show mercy (2x), have compassion (1x), have compassion on (1x), have pity on (1x), have mercy (1x), have mercy upon (1x), receive mercy (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x
The KJV translates Strong's G1653 in the following manner: have mercy on (14x), obtain mercy (8x), show mercy (2x), have compassion (1x), have compassion on (1x), have pity on (1x), have mercy (1x), have mercy upon (1x), receive mercy (1x).

  1. to have mercy on

  2. to help one afflicted or seeking aid

  3. to help the afflicted, to bring help to the wretched

  4. to experience mercy

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἐλεέω eleéō, el-eh-eh'-o; from G1656; to compassionate (by word or deed, specially, by divine grace):—have compassion (pity on), have (obtain, receive, shew) mercy (on).
STRONGS G1653:
ἐλεέω, ῶ; future ἐλεήσω; 1 aorist ἠλέησα; passive, 1 aorist ἠλεήθην; 1 future ἐλεηθήσομαι; perfect participle ἠλεημένος; (ἔλεος); from Homer down; Sept. most frequently for חָנַן to be gracious, also for רִחַם to have mercy; several times for חָמַל to spare, and נִחַם to console; to have mercy on: τινά [Winer's Grammer 32, 1 b. α], to succor one afflicted or seeking aid, Matthew 9:27; Matthew 15:22; Matthew 17:15; Matthew 18:33; Matthew 20:30f; Mark 5:19 [here, by zeugma (Winer's Grammar § 66, 2 e.), the ὅσα is brought over with an adverbial force (Winer's Grammar 463 (431f.)), how]; Mark 10:47f; Luke 16:24; Luke 17:13; Luke 18:38f; Philippians 2:27; Jude 1:22 Rec.; absolutely to succor the afflicted, to bring help to the wretched, [A. V. to show mercy], Romans 12:8; passive to experience [A. V. obtain] mercy, Matthew 5:7. Specifically of God granting even to the unworthy favor, benefits, opportunities, and particularly salvation by Christ: Romans 9:15, 16 R G (see ἐλεάω), Romans 9:18; Romans 11:32; passive, Romans 11:30f; 1 Corinthians 7:25; 2 Corinthians 4:1; 1 Timothy 1:13, 16; 1 Peter 2:10.
[Synonyms: ἐλεέω, οἰκτείρω: ἐλ. to feel sympathy with the misery of another, especially such sympathy as manifests itself in act, less frequently in word; whereas οἰκτ. denotes the inward feeling of compassion which abides in the heart. A criminal begs ἔλεος of his judge; but hopeless suffering is often the object of οἰκτιρμός. Schmidt ch. 143. On the other hand, Fritzsche (Commentary on Romans volume 2 p. 315) makes οἰκτ. and its derivatives the stronger terms: ἐλ. the generic word for the feeling excited by another's misery; οἰκτ. the same, especially when it calls (or is suited to call) out exclamations and tears.]

Related entry:
ἐλεάω, adopted for the more common ἐλεέω (which see) by L T Tr WH in Romans 9:16 and Jude 1:23 [also by WH Tr marginal reading in 22]; (Proverbs 21:26 manuscript Vat.; 4 Macc. 9:3 variant; Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 13, 2; Polycarp, ad Philip. 2, 2). Cf. Winers Grammar, 85 (82); Buttmann, 57 (50); [Mullach, p. 252; WHs Appendix, p. 166; Tdf. Proleg., p. 122].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Proverbs
21:26
Matthew
5:7; 9:27; 15:22; 17:15; 18:33; 20:30
Mark
5:19; 10:47
Luke
16:24; 17:13; 18:38
Romans
9:15, 16; 9:16; 9:18; 11:32; 12:8
1 Corinthians
7:25
2 Corinthians
4:1
Philippians
2:27
1 Timothy
1:13; 1:16
1 Peter
2:10
Jude
1:22; 1:23

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1653 matches the Greek ἐλεέω (eleeō),
which occurs 31 times in 28 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:7 - μακάριοι οἱ ἐλεήμονες ὅτι αὐτοὶ ἐλεηθήσονται G1653

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:27 - καὶ παράγοντι ἐκεῖθεν τῷ Ἰησοῦ ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ δύο τυφλοὶ κράζοντες καὶ λέγοντες ἐλέησον G1653 ἡμᾶς υἱὸς Δαυίδ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:22 - καὶ ἰδοὺ γυνὴ Χαναναία ἀπὸ τῶν ὁρίων ἐκείνων ἐξελθοῦσα ἔκραζεν λέγουσα ἐλέησόν G1653 με κύριε υἱὸς Δαυίδ ἡ θυγάτηρ μου κακῶς δαιμονίζεται

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:15 - κύριε ἐλέησόν G1653 μου τὸν υἱόν ὅτι σεληνιάζεται καὶ κακῶς πάσχει πολλάκις γὰρ πίπτει εἰς τὸ πῦρ καὶ πολλάκις εἰς τὸ ὕδωρ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:33 - οὐκ ἔδει καὶ σὲ ἐλεῆσαι G1653 τὸν σύνδουλόν σου ὡς κἀγὼ σὲ ἠλέησα G1653

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:30 - καὶ ἰδοὺ δύο τυφλοὶ καθήμενοι παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν ἀκούσαντες ὅτι Ἰησοῦς παράγει ἔκραξαν λέγοντες ἐλέησον G1653 ἡμᾶς κύριε υἱὸς Δαυίδ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:31 - ὁ δὲ ὄχλος ἐπετίμησεν αὐτοῖς ἵνα σιωπήσωσιν οἱ δὲ μεῖζον ἔκραξαν λέγοντες ἐλέησον G1653 ἡμᾶς κύριε υἱὸς Δαυίδ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:19 - καὶ οὐκ ἀφῆκεν αὐτόν ἀλλὰ λέγει αὐτῷ ὕπαγε εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου πρὸς τοὺς σούς καὶ ἀπάγγειλον αὐτοῖς ὅσα ὁ κύριός σοι πεποίηκεν καὶ ἠλέησέν G1653 σε

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:47 - καὶ ἀκούσας ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ὁ Ναζαρηνός ἐστιν ἤρξατο κράζειν καὶ λέγειν υἱὲ Δαυὶδ Ἰησοῦ ἐλέησόν G1653 με

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:48 - καὶ ἐπετίμων αὐτῷ πολλοὶ ἵνα σιωπήσῃ ὁ δὲ πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἔκραζεν υἱὲ Δαυίδ ἐλέησόν G1653 με

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:24 - καὶ αὐτὸς φωνήσας εἶπεν πάτερ Ἀβραάμ ἐλέησόν G1653 με καὶ πέμψον Λάζαρον ἵνα βάψῃ τὸ ἄκρον τοῦ δακτύλου αὐτοῦ ὕδατος καὶ καταψύξῃ τὴν γλῶσσάν μου ὅτι ὀδυνῶμαι ἐν τῇ φλογὶ ταύτῃ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:13 - καὶ αὐτοὶ ἦραν φωνὴν λέγοντες Ἰησοῦ ἐπιστάτα ἐλέησον G1653 ἡμᾶς

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:38 - καὶ ἐβόησεν λέγων Ἰησοῦ υἱὲ Δαυίδ ἐλέησόν G1653 με

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:39 - καὶ οἱ προάγοντες ἐπετίμων αὐτῷ ἵνα σιγήσῃ αὐτὸς δὲ πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἔκραζεν υἱὲ Δαυίδ ἐλέησόν G1653 με

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:15 - τῷ Μωϋσεῖ γὰρ λέγει ἐλεήσω G1653 ὃν ἂν ἐλεῶ G1653 καὶ οἰκτιρήσω ὃν ἂν οἰκτίρω

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:16 - ἄρα οὖν οὐ τοῦ θέλοντος οὐδὲ τοῦ τρέχοντος ἀλλὰ τοῦ ἐλεῶντος G1653 θεοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:18 - ἄρα οὖν ὃν θέλει ἐλεεῖ G1653 ὃν δὲ θέλει σκληρύνει

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:30 - ὥσπερ γὰρ ὑμεῖς ποτε ἠπειθήσατε τῷ θεῷ νῦν δὲ ἠλεήθητε G1653 τῇ τούτων ἀπειθείᾳ

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:31 - οὕτως καὶ οὗτοι νῦν ἠπείθησαν τῷ ὑμετέρῳ ἐλέει ἵνα καὶ αὐτοὶ νῦν ἐλεηθῶσιν G1653

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:32 - συνέκλεισεν γὰρ ὁ θεὸς τοὺς πάντας εἰς ἀπείθειαν ἵνα τοὺς πάντας ἐλεήσῃ G1653

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:8 - εἴτε ὁ παρακαλῶν ἐν τῇ παρακλήσει ὁ μεταδιδοὺς ἐν ἁπλότητι ὁ προϊστάμενος ἐν σπουδῇ ὁ ἐλεῶν G1653 ἐν ἱλαρότητι

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:25 - περὶ δὲ τῶν παρθένων ἐπιταγὴν κυρίου οὐκ ἔχω γνώμην δὲ δίδωμι ὡς ἠλεημένος G1653 ὑπὸ κυρίου πιστὸς εἶναι

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:1 - διὰ τοῦτο ἔχοντες τὴν διακονίαν ταύτην καθὼς ἠλεήθημεν G1653 οὐκ ἐγκακοῦμεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:27 - καὶ γὰρ ἠσθένησεν παραπλήσιον θανάτῳ ἀλλὰ ὁ θεὸς ἠλέησεν G1653 αὐτόν οὐκ αὐτὸν δὲ μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐμέ ἵνα μὴ λύπην ἐπὶ λύπην σχῶ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:13 - τὸ πρότερον ὄντα βλάσφημον καὶ διώκτην καὶ ὑβριστήν ἀλλὰ ἠλεήθην G1653 ὅτι ἀγνοῶν ἐποίησα ἐν ἀπιστίᾳ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:16 - ἀλλὰ διὰ τοῦτο ἠλεήθην G1653 ἵνα ἐν ἐμοὶ πρώτῳ ἐνδείξηται Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς τὴν ἅπασαν μακροθυμίαν πρὸς ὑποτύπωσιν τῶν μελλόντων πιστεύειν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:10 - οἵ ποτε οὐ λαὸς νῦν δὲ λαὸς θεοῦ οἱ οὐκ ἠλεημένοι G1653 νῦν δὲ ἐλεηθέντες G1653

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:22 - καὶ οὓς μὲν ἐλεᾶτε G1653 διακρινομένους
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