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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 Box Exo 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:27 - for that is his only covering; it is his cloak for his [fn]body. What else shall he sleep in? And it shall be that when he cries out to Me, I will hear him, for I am gracious.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:6 - Then Yahweh passed by in front of him and called out, “Yahweh, Yahweh God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and [fn]truth;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:9 - “For when you return to Yahweh, your brothers and your sons will find compassion before those who led them captive and will return to this land. For Yahweh your God is gracious and compassionate, and will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:17 -

“They refused to listen,

And did not remember Your wondrous deeds which You did among them;

So they became stiff-necked and gave themselves a chief to return to their slavery [fn]in Egypt.

But You are a God of lavish forgiveness,

Gracious and compassionate,

Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness;

And You did not forsake them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:31 -

“Nevertheless, in Your abundant compassion You did not make a complete destruction of them or forsake them,

For You are a gracious and compassionate God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:15 -

But You, O Lord, are a God compassionate and gracious,

Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and [fn]truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:8 -

Yahweh is compassionate and gracious,

Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:4 -

Zayin

He has made His wondrous deeds [fn]to be remembered;

Heth

Yahweh is gracious and compassionate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:4 -

Zayin

Light arises in the darkness for the upright;

Heth

He is gracious and compassionate and righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:5 -

Gracious is Yahweh, and righteous;

And our God is compassionate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:8 -

Heth

Yahweh is gracious and compassionate;

Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:17 -

The man of lovingkindness deals bountifully with his soul,

But the cruel man brings trouble on his flesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:11 -

A man’s insight makes him slow to anger,

And it is his honor to overlook a transgression.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:6 -

Many a man will call out his own lovingkindness,

But a faithful man, who can find?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:22 -

A man with an evil eye hurries after wealth

And does not know that want will come upon him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:12 - “Go and call out these words toward the north and say,

‘[fn]Return, faithless Israel,’ declares Yahweh;

‘I will not [fn]look upon you in anger.

For I am One of lovingkindness,’ declares Yahweh;

‘I will not be angry forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:13 -

And tear your heart and not your garments.”

Now return to Yahweh your God,

For He is gracious and compassionate,

Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness,

And relenting concerning evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:2 - And he prayed to Yahweh and said, “Ah! O Yahweh, was not this my word to myself while I was still in my own land? Therefore I went ahead to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and one who relents concerning evil.
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