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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, calling out, “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 vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:15 - “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:33 - Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:30 - Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:31 - The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:19 - Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has 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 of Nazareth, 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 rebuked him and told 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 to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:13 - and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:38 - 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 - Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the 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.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:16 - It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:18

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:30 - Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:31 - so they too have now become disobedient in order that they too may now[fn] receive mercy as a result of God’s mercy to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:32 - For God has bound everyone over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:8 - if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead,[fn] do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:25 - Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:1 - Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:27 - Indeed he was ill, and almost died. But God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:13 - Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:16 - But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:10 - Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:22 - Be merciful to those who doubt;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:23 - save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.[fn]
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