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Lexicon :: Strong's G1653 - eleeō

Aa
ἐλεέω
Transliteration
eleeō (Key)
Pronunciation
el-eh-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
32x in 21 unique form(s) TR
31x in 23 unique form(s) LXX
90x in 22 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:477,222

Variant Spellings

In Jude 22-23 and Rom 9:16 its lexical form would be ἐλεάω.

Strong’s Definitions

†ἐλεέω eleéō, el-eh-eh'-o; from G1656; to compassionate (by word or deed, specially, by divine grace):—have compassion (pity on), have (obtain, receive, shew) mercy (on).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's G1653 in the following manner: have mercy on (14x), obtain mercy (8x), show mercy (2x), have compassion (1x), have compassion on (1x), have pity on (1x), have mercy (1x), have mercy upon (1x), receive mercy (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x
The KJV translates Strong's G1653 in the following manner: have mercy on (14x), obtain mercy (8x), show mercy (2x), have compassion (1x), have compassion on (1x), have pity on (1x), have mercy (1x), have mercy upon (1x), receive mercy (1x).

  1. to have mercy on

  2. to help one afflicted or seeking aid

  3. to help the afflicted, to bring help to the wretched

  4. to experience mercy

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἐλεέω eleéō, el-eh-eh'-o; from G1656; to compassionate (by word or deed, specially, by divine grace):—have compassion (pity on), have (obtain, receive, shew) mercy (on).
STRONGS G1653:
ἐλεέω, ῶ; future ἐλεήσω; 1 aorist ἠλέησα; passive, 1 aorist ἠλεήθην; 1 future ἐλεηθήσομαι; perfect participle ἠλεημένος; (ἔλεος); from Homer down; Sept. most frequently for חָנַן to be gracious, also for רִחַם to have mercy; several times for חָמַל to spare, and נִחַם to console; to have mercy on: τινά [Winer's Grammer 32, 1 b. α], to succor one afflicted or seeking aid, Matthew 9:27; Matthew 15:22; Matthew 17:15; Matthew 18:33; Matthew 20:30f; Mark 5:19 [here, by zeugma (Winer's Grammar § 66, 2 e.), the ὅσα is brought over with an adverbial force (Winer's Grammar 463 (431f.)), how]; Mark 10:47f; Luke 16:24; Luke 17:13; Luke 18:38f; Philippians 2:27; Jude 1:22 Rec.; absolutely to succor the afflicted, to bring help to the wretched, [A. V. to show mercy], Romans 12:8; passive to experience [A. V. obtain] mercy, Matthew 5:7. Specifically of God granting even to the unworthy favor, benefits, opportunities, and particularly salvation by Christ: Romans 9:15, 16 R G (see ἐλεάω), Romans 9:18; Romans 11:32; passive, Romans 11:30f; 1 Corinthians 7:25; 2 Corinthians 4:1; 1 Timothy 1:13, 16; 1 Peter 2:10.
[Synonyms: ἐλεέω, οἰκτείρω: ἐλ. to feel sympathy with the misery of another, especially such sympathy as manifests itself in act, less frequently in word; whereas οἰκτ. denotes the inward feeling of compassion which abides in the heart. A criminal begs ἔλεος of his judge; but hopeless suffering is often the object of οἰκτιρμός. Schmidt ch. 143. On the other hand, Fritzsche (Commentary on Romans volume 2 p. 315) makes οἰκτ. and its derivatives the stronger terms: ἐλ. the generic word for the feeling excited by another's misery; οἰκτ. the same, especially when it calls (or is suited to call) out exclamations and tears.]

Related entry:
ἐλεάω, adopted for the more common ἐλεέω (which see) by L T Tr WH in Romans 9:16 and Jude 1:23 [also by WH Tr marginal reading in 22]; (Proverbs 21:26 manuscript Vat.; 4 Macc. 9:3 variant; Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 13, 2; Polycarp, ad Philip. 2, 2). Cf. Winers Grammar, 85 (82); Buttmann, 57 (50); [Mullach, p. 252; WHs Appendix, p. 166; Tdf. Proleg., p. 122].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Proverbs
21:26
Matthew
5:7; 9:27; 15:22; 17:15; 18:33; 20:30
Mark
5:19; 10:47
Luke
16:24; 17:13; 18:38
Romans
9:15, 16; 9:16; 9:18; 11:32; 12:8
1 Corinthians
7:25
2 Corinthians
4:1
Philippians
2:27
1 Timothy
1:13; 1:16
1 Peter
2:10
Jude
1:22; 1:23

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1653 matches the Greek ἐλεέω (eleeō),
which occurs 32 times in 29 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:7 - Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:27 - And when Jesus went on from there, two blind men came after him, crying out, Have mercy on us, you Son of David.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:22 - And a woman of Canaan came out from those parts, crying and saying, Have pity on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is greatly troubled with an unclean spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:15 - Lord have mercy on my son: for he is off his head, and is in great pain; and frequently he goes falling into the fire, and frequently into the water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:33 - Was it not right for you to have mercy on the other servant, even as I had mercy on you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:30 - And two blind men seated by the wayside, when they had the news that Jesus was going by, gave a loud cry, saying, Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:31 - And the people gave them orders to be quiet; but they went on crying even louder, Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:19 - And he would not let him, but said to him, Go to your house, to your friends, and give them news of the great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:47

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:47 - And when it came to his ears that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he gave a cry, and said, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:48 - And some of them, turning in protest, gave him an order to be quiet: but he went on crying out all the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:24 - And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:13 - Said, in loud voices, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:38 - And he said in a loud voice, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:39 - And those who were in front made protests and said to him, Be quiet: but he said all the more, O Son of David, have mercy on me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:15 - For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and pity on whom I will have pity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:16 - So then, it is not by the desire or by the attempt of man, but by the mercy of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:18 - So then, at his pleasure he has mercy on a man, and at his pleasure he makes the heart hard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:30 - For as you, in time past, were not under the rule of God, but now have got mercy through their turning away,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:31 - So in the same way these have gone against the orders of God, so that by the mercy given to you they may now get mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:32 - For God has let them all go against his orders, so that he might have mercy on them all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:8 - He who has the power of comforting, let him do so; he who gives, let him give freely; he who has the power of ruling, let him do it with a serious mind; he who has mercy on others, let it be with joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:25 - Now about virgins I have no orders from the Lord: but I give my opinion as one to whom the Lord has given mercy to be true to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:1 - For this reason, because we have been made servants of this new order, through the mercy given to us, we are strong:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:27 - For in fact he was ill almost to death: but God had mercy on him; and not only on him but on me, so that I might not have grief on grief.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:13 - Though I had said violent words against God, and done cruel acts, causing great trouble: but I was given mercy, because I did it without knowledge, not having faith;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:16 - But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might make clear all his mercy, as an example to those who in the future would have faith in him to eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:10 - In the past you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; then there was no mercy for you, but now mercy has been given to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:22 - And have pity on those who are in doubt;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:23 - And to some give salvation, pulling them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear, hating even the clothing which is made unclean by the flesh.
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