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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)
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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 -

“Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive G1653 mercy G1653.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:27 -

As Jesus went on from there, two men who were blind followed Him, crying out, “Have G1653 mercy G1653 on us, Son of David!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:22 - And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, “Have G1653 mercy G1653 on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely demon-possessed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:15 - “[fn]Lord, have G1653 mercy G1653 on my son, because he has seizures and suffers terribly; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:33 - ‘Should you not also have had G1653 mercy G1653 on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had G1653 mercy G1653 on you?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:30 - And two people who were blind, sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, have G1653 mercy G1653 on us, Son of David!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:31 - But the crowd sternly warned them to be quiet; yet they cried out all the more, “Lord, Son of David, have G1653 mercy G1653 on us!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:19 - And He did not let him, but He *said to him, “Go home to your people and report to them [fn]what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had G1653 mercy G1653 on you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:47 - And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have G1653 mercy G1653 on me!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:48 - Many were sternly telling him to be quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have G1653 mercy G1653 on me!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:24 - “And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have G1653 mercy G1653 on me and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:13 - and they raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have G1653 mercy G1653 on us!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:38 - And he called out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have G1653 mercy G1653 on me!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:39 - Those who led the way were sternly telling him to be quiet; but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have G1653 mercy G1653 on me!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:15 - For He says to Moses, “I WILL HAVE G1653 MERCY G1653 ON WHOMEVER I HAVE G1653 MERCY G1653, AND I WILL SHOW COMPASSION TO WHOMEVER I SHOW COMPASSION.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:16 - So then, it does not depend on the person who [fn]wants it nor the one who [fn]runs, but on God who has G1653 mercy G1653.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:18 - So then He has G1653 mercy G1653 on whom He desires, and He hardens whom He desires.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:30 - For just as you once were disobedient to God, but now have been shown G1653 mercy G1653 because of their disobedience,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:31 - so these also now have been disobedient, that because of the mercy shown to you they also may now be shown G1653 mercy G1653.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:32 - For God has shut up all in disobedience, so that He may show G1653 mercy G1653 to all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:8 - or the one who [fn]exhorts, in the work of [fn]exhortation; the one who gives, with [fn]generosity; the one who [fn]is in leadership, with diligence; the one who shows G1653 mercy G1653, with cheerfulness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:25 -

Now concerning virgins, I have no command of the Lord, but I am offering direction as one who [fn]by the mercy G1653 of the Lord is trustworthy.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:1

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Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received G1653 mercy G1653, we do not lose heart,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:27 - For indeed he was sick to the point of death, but God had G1653 mercy G1653 on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have sorrow upon sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:13 - even though I was previously a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was shown G1653 mercy G1653 because I acted ignorantly in unbelief;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:16 - Yet for this reason I found G1653 mercy G1653, so that in me as the foremost sinner Jesus Christ might demonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those [fn]who would believe in Him for eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:10 - for you once were NOT A PEOPLE, but now you are THE PEOPLE OF GOD; you had NOT RECEIVED G1653 MERCY G1653, but now you have RECEIVED G1653 MERCY G1653.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:22 - And have G1653 mercy G1653 on some, who are doubting;
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