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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 32 times in 29 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:7 - "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:27 - As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, shouting, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:22 - A Canaanite woman from that area came and cried out, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is horribly demon-possessed!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:15 - and said, "Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and suffers terribly, for he often falls into the fire and into the water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:33 - Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:30 - Two blind men were sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, "Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:31 - The crowd scolded them to get them to be quiet. But they shouted even more loudly, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:19 - But Jesus did not permit him to do so. Instead, he said to him, "Go to your home and to your people and tell them what the Lord has done for you, that he had mercy on you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:47 - When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:48 - Many scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:24 - So he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguish in this fire.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:13 - raised their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:38 - So he called out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:39 - And those who were in front scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted even more, "Son of David, have mercy 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 mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:16 - So then, it does not depend on human desire or exertion, but on God who shows mercy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:18 - So then, God has mercy on whom he chooses to have mercy, and he hardens whom he chooses to harden.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:30 - Just as you were formerly disobedient to God, but have now received mercy due to their disobedience,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:31 - so they too have now been disobedient in order that, by the mercy shown to you, they too may now receive mercy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:32 - For God has consigned all people to disobedience so that he may show mercy to them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:8 - if it is exhortation, he must exhort; if it is contributing, he must do so with sincerity; if it is leadership, he must do so with diligence; if it is showing mercy, he must do so with cheerfulness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:25 - With regard to the question about people who have never married, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:1 - Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as God has shown us mercy, we do not become discouraged.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:27 - In fact he became so ill that he nearly died. But God showed mercy to him - and not to him only, but also to me - so that I would not have grief on top of grief.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:13 - even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:16 - But here is why I was treated with mercy: so that in me as the worst, Christ Jesus could demonstrate his utmost patience, as an example for those who are going to believe in him for eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:10 - You once were not a people, but now you are God's people. You were shown no mercy, but now you have received mercy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:22 - And have mercy on those who waver;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:23 - save others by snatching them out of the fire; have mercy on others, coupled with a fear of God, hating even the clothes stained by the flesh.
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