Pitiful
ἐλεεινόςStrong’s G1652eleeinos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eleeinos is the Greek word usually translated “more to be pitied” and “miserable”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.”
Meaning
Usually translated “more to be pitied” and “miserable”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- more to be pitied 1
- miserable 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 1
- Revelation 1
2 books in all.
Greek dictionary
ἐλεεινός eleeinos · pitiful
ἐλεεινός, -ή, -όν (ἔλεος in Re, l.with, WH have the Attic poëtic form, ἐλεινός), pitiable, miserable: Rev.3:17; comparat., 1Co.15:19.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “pitiful” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PIT'IFUL, adjective
[See Pity.]
Full of pity; tender; compassionate; having a heart to feel sorrow and sympathy for the distressed. [This is the proper sense of the word.]
- Miserable; moving compassion; as a sight most pitiful; a pitiful condition.
- To be pitied for its littleness or meanness; paltry; contemptible; despicable.
- Very small; insignificant.
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.