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Strong's #1653 - ἐλεέω

Transliteration

eleéō

Phonetics

el-eh-eh'-o

Origin

from (G1656)

Parts of Speech

Verb

TDNT

2:477,222

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to have mercy on
to help one afflicted or seeking aid
to help the afflicted, to bring help to the wretched
to experience mercy

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1058 ‑ בָּכָה (baw‑kaw'); 1350 ‑ גָּאַל (gaw‑al'); 1926 ‑ הָדָר (haw‑dawr'); 2433 ‑ חִין (kheen); 2550 ‑ חָמַל (khaw‑mal'); 2603 ‑ חָנַן (khaw‑nan'); 2623 ‑ חָסִיד (khaw‑seed'); 2895 ‑ טוֹב (tobe); 3190 ‑ יָטַב (yaw‑tab'); 5162 ‑ נָחַם (naw‑kham'); 5414 ‑ נָתַן (naw‑than'); 6213 ‑ עָשָׂה (aw‑saw'); 6908 ‑ קָבַץ (kaw‑bats'); 7355 ‑ רָחַם (raw‑kham'); 7725 ‑ שׁוּב (shoob); 8085 ‑ שָׁמַע (shaw‑mah');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (33)

Matthew 8

Mark 3

Luke 4

Romans 9

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 1

Philippians 1

1 Timothy 2

1 Peter 3

Jude 1

NAS (63)

Matthew 16

Mark 6

Luke 8

Romans 16

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 2

Philippians 2

1 Timothy 4

1 Peter 4

Jude 4

HCS (32)

Matthew 8

Mark 3

Luke 4

Romans 8

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 1

Philippians 1

1 Timothy 2

1 Peter 2

Jude 2

BSB (32)

Matthew 8

Mark 3

Luke 4

Romans 8

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 1

Philippians 1

1 Timothy 2

1 Peter 2

Jude 2

ESV (30)

Matthew 8

Mark 3

Luke 4

Romans 8

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 1

Philippians 1

1 Timothy 2

1 Peter 2

WEB (34)

Matthew 8

Mark 3

Luke 4

Romans 9

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 1

Philippians 2

1 Timothy 2

1 Peter 3

Jude 1

KJV (33)

compassion 3

had 1

have 1

mercy 26

on 1

pity 1

NAS (63)

HAVE 2

Have 2

MERCY 4

RECEIVED 2

found 1

had 4

has 2

have 11

mercy 28

receive 1

received 1

show 1

shown 3

shows 1

HCS (32)

had mercy 1

have had mercy 1

how He has had mercy 1

will be shown mercy 1

Have mercy 5

He may have mercy 1

He shows mercy 1

I received mercy 2

I will show mercy 2

had mercy 1

have mercy 8

have received mercy 1

may receive mercy 1

mercy 1

received mercy 1

showing mercy 1

we were shown mercy 1

who shows mercy 1

you have received mercy 1

BSB (32)

Have mercy on 1

He may have mercy on 1

I have mercy 1

I was shown mercy 2

I will have mercy on 1

[God] has mercy 1

[had] 1

had mercy on 1

had not received mercy 1

have had mercy 1

have mercy on 11

have now received mercy 1

may now receive mercy 1

mercy 2

show mercy 1

showing mercy 1

the mercy [of God] 1

what mercy He has shown 1

will be shown mercy 1

you have received mercy 1

ESV (30)

mercy 28

mercy on 2

WEB (34)

Have mercy 1

Have mercy on 1

I have mercy 1

I obtained mercy 2

I will have mercy on 1

had 1

had mercy 1

had mercy on 1

have 1

have compassion 1

have had mercy 1

have mercy 5

have mercy on 4

have obtained mercy 1

he has mercy on 1

he might have mercy on 1

he who shows mercy 1

how he had mercy on 1

obtain mercy 1

obtained mercy 2

on 1

one who has obtained mercy 1

shall obtain mercy 1

we obtained mercy 1

who has mercy 1

RAH

V-AAD2P 3

V-AAD2S 21

V-AAD3S 1

V-AAI2S 1

V-AAI3P 2

V-AAI3S 8

V-AAN 4

V-AAO3S 2

V-AAS1S 1

V-AAS2P 2

V-AAS2S 1

V-AAS3S 3

V-APN 1

V-FAI1S 16

V-FAI2S 1

V-FAI3P 1

V-FAI3S 13

V-FPI3S 4

V-PAPNSF 3

V-PAPNSM 4

V-PAS1S 1

V-XPPNSF 1

ANT

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAM-2S 11

V-AAN 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-API-1P 1

V-API-1S 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APP-NPM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 1

V-PAP-GSM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-PAS-1S 1

V-RPP-NPM 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

BEZ

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAM-2S 11

V-AAN 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-API-1P 1

V-API-1S 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APP-NPM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 1

V-PAP-GSM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-PAS-1S 1

V-RPP-NPM 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

BGB

V-AIA-1S 1

V-AIA-3S 2

V-AIP-1P 1

V-AIP-1S 2

V-AIP-2P 1

V-AMA-2S 11

V-ANA 1

V-APP-NMP 1

V-ASA-3S 1

V-ASP-3P 1

V-FIA-1S 1

V-FIP-3P 1

V-PIA-3S 1

V-PMA-2P 2

V-PPA-GMS 1

V-PPA-NMS 1

V-PSA-1S 1

V-RPM/P-NMP 1

V-RPM/P-NMS 1

BMT

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAM-2S 10

V-AAN 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-API-1P 1

V-API-1S 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APP-NPM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 1

V-PAP-GSM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-PAS-1S 1

V-RPP-NPM 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

BYZ

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAM-2S 10

V-AAN 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-API-1P 1

V-API-1S 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APP-NPM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 1

V-PAP-GSM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-PAS-1S 1

V-RPP-NPM 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

ELZ

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAM-2S 11

V-AAN 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-API-1P 1

V-API-1S 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APP-NPM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 1

V-PAP-GSM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-PAS-1S 1

V-RPP-NPM 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

NA26

N-VSM 1

V-AAD-2S 9

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAN 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-API-1P 1

V-API-1S 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APPNPM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-PAD-2P 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAPGSM 1

V-PAPNPM 1

V-PAPNSM 1

V-PAS-1S 1

V-XPPNPM 1

V-XPPNSM 1

SBL

V-1AAIS 1

V-1APIP 1

V-1APIS 2

V-1FAIS 1

V-1PASS 1

V-2AADS 11

V-2APIP 1

V-2PADP 2

V-3AAIS 2

V-3AASS 1

V-3APSP 1

V-3FPIP 1

V-3PAIS 1

V-AAN 1

V-APPNPM 1

V-PAPGSM 1

V-PAPNSM 1

V-XPPNPM 1

V-XPPNSM 1

SCV

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAM-2S 11

V-AAN 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-API-1P 1

V-API-1S 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APP-NPM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 1

V-PAP-GSM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-PAS-1S 1

V-RPP-NPM 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

STV

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAM-2S 11

V-AAN 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-API-1P 1

V-API-1S 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APP-NPM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 1

V-PAP-GSM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-PAS-1S 1

V-RPP-NPM 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

TIS

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAM-2S 11

V-AAN 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-API-1P 1

V-API-1S 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APP-NPM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 1

V-PAP-GSM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-PAS-1S 1

V-RPP-NPM 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAM-2S 11

V-AAN 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-API-1P 1

V-API-1S 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APP-NPM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 1

V-PAP-GSM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-PAS-1S 1

V-RPP-NPM 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAI-3S 2

V-AAM-2S 13

V-AAN 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-API-1P 1

V-API-1S 2

V-API-2P 1

V-APP-NPM 1

V-APS-3P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-FPI-3P 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 2

V-PAP-GSM 1

V-PAP-NSM 1

V-PAS-1S 1

V-RPP-NPM 1

V-RPP-NSM 1

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἐλε-έω,

impf. ἠλέουν Apollod.Com. 4.1: aor. ἠλέησα, ἐλέησα (v. infr.): — Pass., pf. ἠλέημαι Men. 595.2: (ἔλεος): —

1. to have pity on, show mercy to, ὁ δ' ἐρύσατο καί μ' ἐλέησεν Od. 14.279; σύ μ' ἐλέησον S. Ph. 501, cf. Eub. 1 D., etc.; ἐλέησον αὐτῶν τὴν ὄπα Ar. Pax 400; ἐ. [τινα] ἐπὶ τοῖς ἀκουσίοις παθήμασι Antipho 1.27; τῆς τύχης τινά X. Ephesians 5:4 : — Pass., Pl. Ap. 34c, R. 336e, Ax. 368d; ἵνα.. ἧττον ὑφ' ὑμῶν ἐλεοίμην D. 27.53; ἅμ' ἠλέηται καὶ τέθνηκεν ἡ χάρις Men. 595.2, cf. 844.

2. abs., feel pity, Ar. Ach. 706.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ἐλεάω, adopted for the more common ἐληω (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 Vat.; 4 Macc. 9:3 variant; Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 13, 2 [ET]; Polycarp, ad Philip. 2, 2 [ET]). Cf. Winers Grammar, 85 (82); Buttmann, 57 (50); (Mullach, p. 252; WHs Appendix, p. 166; Tdf. Proleg., p. 122).

STRONGS NT 1653: ἐληω ἐληω, ἐλεῶ; future ἐλεήσω; 1 aorist ἠλέησα; passive, 1 aorist ἠλεήθην; 1 future ἐλεηθήσομαι; perfect participle ἠλεημένος; (ἔλεος); from Homer down; the 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: τινα (Winer's Grammar, § 32, 1 b. α.), to succor one afflicted or seeking aid, Matthew 9:27; Matthew 15:22; Matthew 17:15; Matthew 18:33; Matthew 20:30; Mark 5:19 (here, by zeugma (Winer's Grammar, § 66, 2 e.), the ὅσα is brought over with an adverbial force (Winers Grammar, 463 (431f), how); f; Luke 16:24; Luke 17:13; Luke 18:38; 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 11:30; 1 Corinthians 7:25; 2 Corinthians 4:1; 1 Timothy 1:13, 16; 1 Peter 2:10. [SYNONYMS: ἐληω, οἰκτείρω: ἐληω, to feel sympathy with the misery of another, especially such sympathy as manifests itself in act, less frequent in word; whereas οἰκτείρω 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, chapter 143. On the other hand, Fritzsche (Commentary on Romans, vol. ii., p. 315) makes οἰκτείρω and its derivatives the stronger terms: ἐληω, the generic word for the feeling excited by another's misery; οἰκτείρω the same, especially when it calls (or is suited to call) out exclamations and tears.]

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἐλεέω

(in Romans 9:16, Judges 1:22, -άω , q.v.), -ῶ (< ἔλεος ),

[in LXX (Hex, Pss, Pr) chiefly for H2603, also freq. in Proph. for H7355, etc.;]

to have pity or mercy on, to show mercy: absol., Romans 9:16; Romans 12:8; c. acc, Matthew 9:27; Matthew 15:22; Matthew 17:15; Matthew 18:33; Matthew 20:30-31, Mark 5:19; Mark 10:47-48, Luke 16:24; Luke 17:13; Luke 18:38-39 Romans 9:15; Romans 9:18; Romans 11:32, Philippians 2:27, Judges 1:22. Pass., to have pity or mercy shown one (EV, obtain mercy): Matthew 5:7, Romans 11:30-31, 1 Corinthians 7:25, 2 Corinthians 4:1, 1 Timothy 1:13; 1 Timothy 1:16, 1 Peter 2:10.†

† ἐλεάω ,

later form of ἐλεέω , q.v.,

[in LXX as v.l. in To 13:2, Psalms 37:26, al.;]

in NT: Romans 9:16, Judges 1:23, WH.†

SYN.: οἰκτείρω G3627 (v. Tr., Syn., § xlvii; Thayer, s.v. ἐλεέω G1653; Cremer, 249).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
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Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ἐλεέω, ἐλεάω is found in the interesting but obscure letter written to a man in money difficulties BGU IV. 1079.23 (A.D. 41) (= Selections, p. 40) ἐρώτα αὐτὸν καθ᾽ ἡμέραν · τάχα δύναταί σε ἐλεῆσαι, ";ask him daily : perhaps he can have pity on you"; : cf. P Fay 106.16 (c. A.D. 140) ἐξησθένησα [ . . .. ] κύριε, ὅθεν ἀξιῶ σαὶ τὸν σω [τῆρα ] ἐλεῆσαί με, ";I became very weak, my lord; wherefore I entreat you my preserver to have pity on me,"; P Oxy VI. 904.2 (v/A.D.) (cited s.v. γηράσκω), and from the inscrr. Syll 418.88 (A.D. 238) ἵνα ἐλεηθέντες διὰ τὴν θείαν σου πρόνοιαν κτλ. For a Christian use, see the prayer P Oxy III. 407.3 (iii/iv A.D.) βοήθησόν μοι ἐλέησόν με ἐξάλιψόν μοι τὰς ἁμαρτίας. For a suggestion that ";Kyrie eleison was a common Jewish prayer formula, which was adopted by Christians,"; see JTS xvi. p. 548 f. Sharp (Epict. p. 4) cites in illustration of Matthew 20:30 f. Epict. ii. 7. 12 τὸν θεὸν ἐπικαλούμενοι δεόμεθα αὐτοῦ · κύριε, ἐλέησον · ἐπίτρεψόν μοι ἐξελθεῖν —a passage dealing with divination. In MGr the verb is used with the acc. = ";give alms to.";

WH read forms derived from ἐλεάω in Romans 9:16, Judges 1:22 f. For other exx. of the mixing of —άω and —έω in the NT cf. Blass Debrunner Gr. p. 50, and on the similar tendency in ";vulgar"; writers and in MGr see Maidhof Begriffsbestimmung, p. 361 f.

List of Word Forms

ελεατε ἐλεᾶτε ελεει ελεεί ἐλεεῖ ελεείτε ελεηθεντες ελεηθέντες ἐλεηθέντες ελεηθήναι ελεηθήσεται ελεηθησονται ελεηθήσονται ἐλεηθήσονται ελεηθώσι ελεηθωσιν ἐλεηθῶσιν ελεησαι ελεήσαι ἐλεῆσαι ελεήσατε ελεήσατέ ελεήσει ελεήσεις ελεηση ελεήση ἐλεήσῃ ελεήσης Ελεησον ελέησον ελέησόν Ἐλέησον Ἐλέησόν Ελεησω ελεήσω Ἐλεήσω ελεήσωσιν ελεούντι ελεούντος ελεω ελεώ ἐλεῶ ελεων ελεών ἐλεῶν ελεωντος ἐλεῶντος ηλεηθημεν ηλεήθημεν ἠλεήθημεν ηλεηθην ηλεήθην ἠλεήθην ηλεηθητε ηλεήθητε ἠλεήθητε ηλεημένη ηλεημένην ηλεημενοι ηλεημένοι ἠλεημένοι ηλεημενος ηλεημένος ἠλεημένος ηλεησα ἠλέησα ηλέησαν ηλεήσας ηλέησε ηλέησέ ηλεησεν ηλέησεν ἠλέησεν ἠλέησέν eleate eleâte eleei eleeî eleemenoi eleeménoi ēleēmenoi ēleēménoi eleemenos eleeménos ēleēmenos ēleēménos eleesa eléesa ēleēsa ēléēsa eleesai eleêsai eleēsai eleē̂sai eleese eleēsē eleḗsei eleḗsēi eleesen eléesen eléesén ēleēsen ēléēsen ēléēsén Eleeso Eleēsō Eleḗso Eleḗsō Eleeson Eleēson Eléeson Eléesón Eléēson Eléēsón eleethemen eleḗthemen ēleēthēmen ēleḗthēmen eleethen eleḗthen ēleēthēn ēleḗthēn eleethentes eleethéntes eleēthentes eleēthéntes eleethesontai eleethḗsontai eleēthēsontai eleēthḗsontai eleethete eleḗthete ēleēthēte ēleḗthēte eleethosin eleethôsin eleēthōsin eleēthō̂sin eleo eleô eleō eleō̂ eleon eleôn eleōn eleō̂n eleontos eleôntos eleōntos eleō̂ntos