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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
Dictionary Aids

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 236 times in 227 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 3 / 5 (Psa 66:20–Psa 119:124)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:20 - Blessed be God,
because he has not rejected my prayer
or removed his steadfast love from me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:13 - But as for me, my prayer is to you, O LORD.
At an acceptable time, O God,
in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:16 - Answer me, O LORD, for your steadfast love is good;
according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:8 - Has his steadfast love forever ceased?
Are his promises at an end for all time?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 84:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:11 - For the LORD God is a sun and shield;
the LORD bestows favor and honor.
No good thing does he withhold
from those who walk uprightly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:7 - Show us your steadfast love, O LORD,
and grant us your salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:10 - Steadfast love and faithfulness meet;
righteousness and peace kiss each other.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 86:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:13 - For great is your steadfast love toward me;
you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:11 - Is your steadfast love declared in the grave,
or your faithfulness in Abaddon?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:1 - A Maskil[fn] of Ethan the Ezrahite.
I will sing of the steadfast love of the LORD, forever;
with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:2 - For I said, “Steadfast love will be built up forever;
in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:14 - Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:24 - My faithfulness and my steadfast love shall be with him,
and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:28 - My steadfast love I will keep for him forever,
and my covenant will stand firm[fn] for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:33 - but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
or be false to my faithfulness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:49

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:49 - Lord, where is your steadfast love of old,
which by your faithfulness you swore to David?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:14 - Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love,
that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:2 - to declare your steadfast love in the morning,
and your faithfulness by night,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:18 - When I thought, “My foot slips,”
your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 98:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:3 - He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness
to the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 100:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 100:5 - For the LORD is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 101:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:1 - A Psalm of David.
I will sing of steadfast love and justice;
to you, O LORD, I will make music.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:4 - who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:11 - For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:17 - But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him,
and his righteousness to children’s children,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:1 - Praise the LORD!
Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:7 - Our fathers, when they were in Egypt,
did not consider your wondrous works;
they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love,
but rebelled by the sea, at the Red Sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:45

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:45 - For their sake he remembered his covenant,
and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:1 - Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:8 - Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:15 - Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:21 - Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:31 - Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:43 - Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things;
let them consider the steadfast love of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:4 - For your steadfast love is great above the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:16 - For he did not remember to show kindness,
but pursued the poor and needy
and the brokenhearted, to put them to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:21 - But you, O GOD my Lord,
deal on my behalf for your name’s sake;
because your steadfast love is good, deliver me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:26 - Help me, O LORD my God!
Save me according to your steadfast love!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:1 - Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory,
for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 117:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 117:2 - For great is his steadfast love toward us,
and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.
Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:1 - Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:2 - Let Israel say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:3 - Let the house of Aaron say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:4 - Let those who fear the LORD say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:29 - Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:41

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:41 - Waw
Let your steadfast love come to me, O LORD,
your salvation according to your promise;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:64

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:64 - The earth, O LORD, is full of your steadfast love;
teach me your statutes!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:76

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:76 - Let your steadfast love comfort me
according to your promise to your servant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:88

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:88 - In your steadfast love give me life,
that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:124

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:124 - Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love,
and teach me your statutes.

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