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Lexicon :: Strong's G1656 - eleos

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ἔλεος
Transliteration
eleos (Key)
Pronunciation
el'-eh-os
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:477,222

Trench's Synonyms: xlvii. χάρις, ἔλεος.
cvii. Additional Synonyms

Strong’s Definitions

ἔλεος éleos, el'-eh-os; of uncertain affinity; compassion (human or divine, especially active):—(+ tender) mercy.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's G1656 in the following manner: mercy (28x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x
The KJV translates Strong's G1656 in the following manner: mercy (28x).

  1. mercy: kindness or good will towards the miserable and the afflicted, joined with a desire to help them

    1. of men towards men: to exercise the virtue of mercy, show one's self merciful

    2. of God towards men: in general providence; the mercy and clemency of God in providing and offering to men salvation by Christ

    3. the mercy of Christ, whereby at his return to judgment he will bless true Christians with eternal life

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἔλεος éleos, el'-eh-os; of uncertain affinity; compassion (human or divine, especially active):—(+ tender) mercy.
STRONGS G1656:
ἔλεος, -ου, ὁ, mercy: that of God toward sinners, Titus 3:5; ἔλεον λαμβάνειν, to receive i. e. experience, Hebrews 4:16; that of men: readiness to help those in trouble, Matthew 9:13 and Matthew 12:7 (from Hosea 6:6); Matthew 23:23. But in all these passages L T Tr WH have adopted the neuter form τὸ ἔλεος (which see), much more common in Hellenistic writings than the masculine ὁ ἔλεος, which is the only form in classic Greek [Sophocles (Lexicon, under the word) notes τὸ ἔλ. in Polybius 1, 88, 2; and Pape in Diodorus Siculus 3, 18 variant]. The Greek manuscripts of the O. T. also frequently waver between the two forms. Cf. [WHs Appendix, p. 158]; Winers Grammar, 66 (64); Buttmann, 22 (20).

ἔλεος, -ους, τό (a form more common in Hellenistic Greek than the classic ὁ ἔλεος, which see), mercy; kindness or good will toward the miserable and afflicted, joined with a desire to relieve them;
1. of men toward men: Matthew 9:13; Matthew 12:7; Matthew 23:23 (in these three passages, accusatives to L T Tr WH); James 2:13; James 3:17; ποιεῖν ἔλεος, to exercise the virtue of mercy, show oneself merciful, James 2:13; with the addition of μετά τίνος (in imitation of the very common Hebrew phrase עָשָׂה חֶסֶר עִם פ״ Genesis 21:23; Genesis 24:12; Judges 1:24, etc.; cf. Thiersch, De Pentateuchi vers. Alex., p. 147; [Winer's Grammar, 33 (32); 376 (353)]), to show, afford, mercy to one, Luke 10:37.
2. of God towards men;
a. universally: Luke 1:50; in benedictions: Galatians 6:16; 1 Timothy 1:2; 2 Timothy 1:2; [(probably) Titus 1:4 R L]; 2 John 1:3; Jude 1:2. ἐμεγάλυνε κύριος τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ μετ' αὐτῆς, magnified his mercy toward her, i. e. showed distinguished mercy to her (after the Hebrew, see Genesis 19:19), Luke 1:58.
b. especially the mercy and clemency of God in providing and offering to men salvation by Christ: Luke 1:54; Romans 15:9; Ephesians 2:4; [Titus 3:5 L T Tr WH; Hebrews 4:16 L T Tr WH]; 1 Peter 1:3; σπλάγχνα ἐλέους (the genitive of quality [cf. Winers Grammar, 611 (568)]), wherein mercy dwells,—as we should say, the heart of mercy, Luke 1:78; ποιεῖν ἔλεος μετά τινος (see 1 above), Luke 1:72; σκεύη ἐλέους, vessels (fitted for the reception) of mercy, i. e. men whom God has made fit to obtain salvation through Christ, Romans 9:23; τῷ ὑμετέρῳ έλέει, by (in consequence of, moved by) the mercy shown you in your conversion to Christ, Romans 11:31 [cf. Winers Grammar, § 22, 7 (cf. § 61, 3 a.); Buttmann, 157 (137)].
3. the mercy of Christ, whereby at his return to judgment he will bless true Christians with eternal life: Jude 1:21; [2 Timothy 1:16, 18 (on the repetition of κύριος in 2 Timothy 1:18 cf. Genesis 19:24; 1 Samuel 3:21; 1 Samuel 15:22; 2 Chronicles 7:2; Genesis 1:27, etc. Winer's Grammar, § 22, 2); but Prof. Grimm understands κύριος here as referring to God; see κύριος, c. α.]. [Cf. Trench, § xlvii.; and see ἐλεέω at the end.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
1:27; 19:19; 19:24; 21:23; 24:12
Judges
1:24
1 Samuel
3:21; 15:22
2 Chronicles
7:2
Hosea
6:6
Matthew
9:13; 9:13; 12:7; 12:7; 23:23; 23:23
Luke
1:50; 1:54; 1:58; 1:72; 1:78; 10:37
Romans
9:23; 11:31; 15:9
Galatians
6:16
Ephesians
2:4
1 Timothy
1:2
2 Timothy
1:2; 1:16; 1:18; 1:18
Titus
1:4; 3:5; 3:5
Hebrews
4:16; 4:16
James
2:13; 2:13; 3:17
1 Peter
1:3
2 John
1:3
Jude
1:2; 1:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1656 matches the Greek ἔλεος (eleos),
which occurs 27 times in 26 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:13 - Go and learn what this saying means: 'I want mercy and not sacrifice.' For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:7 - If you had known what this means: 'I want mercy and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:23 - "Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you neglect what is more important in the law - justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You should have done these things without neglecting the others.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:50 - from generation to generation he is merciful to those who fear him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:54

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:54 - He has helped his servant Israel, remembering his mercy,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:58

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:58 - Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:72

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:72 - He has done this to show mercy to our ancestors, and to remember his holy covenant -

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:78

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:78 - Because of our God's tender mercy the dawn will break upon us from on high

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:37 - The expert in religious law said, "The one who showed mercy to him." So Jesus said to him, "Go and do the same."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:23 - And what if he is willing to make known the wealth of his glory on the objects of mercy that he has prepared beforehand for glory -

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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 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:9 - and thus the Gentiles glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, "Because of this I will confess you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praises to your name."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:16 - And all who will behave in accordance with this rule, peace and mercy be on them, and on the Israel of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:4 - But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:2 - to Timothy, my genuine child in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 1:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:2 - to Timothy, my dear child. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:16 - May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:18 - May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:5 - he saved us not by works of righteousness that we have done but on the basis of his mercy, through the washing of the new birth and the renewing of the Holy Spirit,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:16 - Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:13 - For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:17 - But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and not hypocritical.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:3 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Jo 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:3 - Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:2 - May mercy, peace, and love be lavished on you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:21 - maintain yourselves in the love of God, while anticipating the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings eternal life.
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