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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 1 / 5 (Gen 19:19–2Ch 6:42)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:19 - “Now behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have magnified your lovingkindness, which you have shown me by saving my life; but I cannot escape to the [fn]mountains, for the disaster will overtake me and I will die;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:12 - He said, “O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, please [fn]grant me success today, and show lovingkindness to my master Abraham.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:14 - now may it be that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar so that I may drink,’ and [fn]who answers, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels also’—may she be the one whom You have appointed for Your servant Isaac; and by this I will know that You have shown lovingkindness to my master.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:44 - and she will say to me, “You drink, and I will draw for your camels also”; let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master’s son.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:49

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:49 - “So now if you are going to [fn]deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, let me know, that I may turn to the right hand or the left.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 39:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:21 - But the LORD was with Joseph and extended kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the chief jailer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 40:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:14 - “Only [fn]keep me in mind when it goes well with you, and please do me a kindness [fn]by mentioning me to Pharaoh and get me out of this house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:6 - but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:7 - who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:15 - “So if You are going to deal thus with me, please kill me at once, if I have found favor in Your sight, and do not let me see my wretchedness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:19 - “Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of Your lovingkindness, just as You also have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:10 - but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:9 - “Know therefore that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps [fn]His covenant and [fn]His lovingkindness to a thousandth generation with those who love Him and keep His commandments;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:12 - “Then it shall come about, because you listen to these judgments and keep and do them, that the LORD your God will keep with you [fn]His covenant and [fn]His lovingkindness which He swore to your forefathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:17 - “Nothing from that which is put under the ban shall cling to your hand, in order that the LORD may turn from His burning anger and show mercy to you, and have compassion on you and make you increase, just as He has sworn to your fathers,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:12 - “Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with my father’s household, and give me a pledge of [fn]truth,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:14 - So the men said to her, “Our [fn]life [fn]for yours if you do not tell this business of ours; and it shall come about when the LORD gives us the land that we will deal kindly and [fn]faithfully with you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:20 - For it was of the LORD to [fn]harden their hearts, to meet Israel in battle in order that he might utterly destroy them, that they might [fn]receive no mercy, but that he might destroy them, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:24 - The spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance to the city and we will treat you kindly.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:35 - nor did they show kindness to the household of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) in accord with all the good that he had done to Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:8 - And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each of you to her mother’s house. May the LORD deal kindly with you as you have dealt with the dead and with me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:20 - Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed of the LORD who has not withdrawn his kindness to the living and to the dead.” Again Naomi said to her, “The man is [fn]our relative, he is one of our [fn]closest relatives.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:10 - Then he said, “May you be blessed of the LORD, my daughter. You have shown your last kindness to be better than the first by not going after young men, whether poor or rich.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:6 - Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, depart, go down from among the Amalekites, so that I do not destroy you with them; for you showed kindness to all the sons of Israel when they came up from Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:8 - “Therefore deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you. But if there is iniquity in me, put me to death yourself; for why then should you bring me to your father?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:14 - “If I am still alive, will you not show me the lovingkindness of the LORD, that I may not die?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:15 - “You shall not cut off your lovingkindness from my house forever, not even when the LORD cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:5 - David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said to them, “May you be blessed of the LORD because you have [fn]shown this kindness to Saul your lord, and have buried him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:6 - “Now may the LORD [fn]show lovingkindness and truth to you; and I also will [fn]show this goodness to you, because you have done this thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:8 - Then Abner was very angry over the words of Ish-bosheth and said, “Am I a dog’s head that belongs to Judah? Today I show kindness to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hands of David; and yet today you charge me with a guilt concerning the woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 7:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:15 - but My lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 9:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:1 - Then David said, “Is there yet [fn]anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 9:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:3 - The king said, “Is there not yet anyone of the house of Saul to whom I may show the kindness of God?” And Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan who is crippled in both feet.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:7 - David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will surely show kindness to you for the sake of your father Jonathan, and will restore to you all the [fn]land of your [fn]grandfather Saul; and you shall [fn]eat at my table regularly.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:2 - Then David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent [fn]some of his servants to console him concerning his father. But when David’s servants came to the land of the Ammonites,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:20 - “You came only yesterday, and shall I today make you wander with us, while I go where I will? Return and take back your brothers; mercy and [fn]truth be with you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:17 - Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your [fn]loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:51

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:51 - “He is a tower of [fn]deliverance to His king,
And shows lovingkindness to His anointed,
To David and his [fn]descendants forever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:7 - “But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table; for they [fn]assisted me when I fled from Absalom your brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:6 - Then Solomon said, “You have shown great lovingkindness to Your servant David my father, according as he walked before You in [fn]truth and righteousness and uprightness of heart toward You; and You have [fn]reserved for him this great lovingkindness, that You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:23 - He said, “O LORD, the God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and showing lovingkindness to Your servants who walk before You with all their heart,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:31 - His servants said to him, “Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings, please let us put sackcloth on our loins and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will save your [fn]life.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:34 - O give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:41 - With them were Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen, who were designated by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because His lovingkindness is everlasting.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:13 - “I will be his father and he shall be My son; and I will not take My lovingkindness away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 19:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:2 - Then David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console him concerning his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the sons of Ammon to Hanun to console him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:8 - Solomon said to God, “You have dealt with my father David with great lovingkindness, and have made me king in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 5:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:13 - in unison when the trumpeters and the singers were to make themselves heard with one voice to praise and to glorify the LORD, and when they lifted up their voice accompanied by trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and when they praised the LORD saying, “He indeed is good for His lovingkindness is everlasting,” then the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:14 - He said, “O LORD, the God of Israel, there is no god like You in heaven or on earth, keeping covenant and showing lovingkindness to Your servants who walk before You with all their heart;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:42

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:42 - “O LORD God, do not turn away the face of Your anointed; remember Your lovingkindness to Your servant David.”

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