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Lexicon :: Strong's G1655 - eleēmōn

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ἐλεήμων
Transliteration
eleēmōn (Key)
Pronunciation
el-eh-ay'-mone
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s) TR
2x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
18x in 1 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:485,222

Strong’s Definitions

ἐλεήμων eleḗmōn, el-eh-ay'-mone; from G1653; compassionate (actively):—merciful.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G1655 in the following manner: merciful (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G1655 in the following manner: merciful (2x).

  1. merciful

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐλεήμων eleḗmōn, el-eh-ay'-mone; from G1653; compassionate (actively):—merciful.
STRONGS G1655:
ἐλεήμων, -ον, merciful: Matthew 5:7; Hebrews 2:17. [From Homer, Odyssey 5, 191 on; Sept..]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:7
Hebrews
2:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1655 matches the Greek ἐλεήμων (eleēmōn),
which occurs 18 times in 18 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:27 - (LXX 22:26) For this is his clothing, this is the only covering of his nakedness; wherein shall he sleep? If then he shall cry to me, I will hearken to him, for I am merciful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:6 - And the Lord passed by before his face, and proclaimed, The Lord God, pitiful and merciful, longsuffering and very compassionate, and true,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:9 - For when ye turn to the Lord, your brethren and your children shall be pitied before all that have carried them captives, and he will restore you to this land: for the Lord our God is merciful and pitiful, and will not turn away his face from you, if we return to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:17 - and refused to listen, and remembered not thy wonders which thou wroughtest with them; and they hardened their neck, and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt: but thou, O God, art merciful and compassionate, long-suffering, and abundant in mercy, and thou didst not forsake them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:31 - But thou in thy many mercies didst not appoint them to destruction, and didst not forsake them; for thou art strong, and merciful, and pitiful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:15 - (LXX 85:15) But thou, O Lord God, art compassionate and merciful, long-suffering, and abundant in mercy and true.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:8 - (LXX 102:8) The Lord is compassionate and pitiful, long-suffering, and full of mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:4 - (LXX 110:4) He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is merciful and compassionate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:4 - (LXX 111:4) To the upright light has sprung up in darkness: he is pitiful, and merciful, and righteous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:5 - (LXX 114:5) The Lord is merciful and righteous; yea, our God has pity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:8 - (LXX 144:8) The Lord is compassionate, and merciful; long-suffering, and abundant in mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:17 - A merciful man does good to his own soul: but the merciless destroys his own body.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:11 - A merciful man is long-suffering; and his [fn]triumph overtakes transgressors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:6 - A man is valuable, and a merciful man precious: but it is hard to find a faithful man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:22 - An envious man makes haste to be rich, and knows not that the merciful man will have the mastery over him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:12 - Go and read these words toward the north, and thou shalt say, Return to me, O house of Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not set my face against you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not be angry with you for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:13 - and rend your hearts, and not your garments, and turn to the Lord your God: for he is merciful and compassionate, long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy, and repents of evils.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:2 - And he prayed to the Lord, and said, O Lord, were not these my words when I was yet in my land? therefore I [fn]made haste to flee to Tharsis; because I knew that thou art merciful and compassionate, long-suffering, and abundant in kindness, and repentest of evil.
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