Merciless
ἀνελεήμωνStrong’s G0415aneleēmōn
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Aneleēmōn is the Greek word usually translated “unmerciful”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:”
Meaning
Usually translated “unmerciful”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- unmerciful 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀνελεήμων aneleēmōn · merciless
ἀν-ελεήμων, -ον (-ἀ, ἐλεήμων), [in LXX for אַכְזָר ;] without mercy: Rom.1:13.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “merciless” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MER'CILESS, adjective
Destitute of mercy; unfeeling; pitiless; hard-hearted; cruel; as a merciless tyrant.
- Not sparing; as the merciless waves or tempest.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.