To have mercy
ἐλεέωStrong’s G1653eleeō
Appears in 28 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eleeō is the Greek word usually translated “do have mercy on”, “showing mercy” and “received mercy”. It appears in 28 verses of the New Testament.
“Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.”
Meaning
Usually translated “do have mercy on”, “showing mercy” and “received mercy”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- do have mercy on 11
- showing mercy 2
- received mercy 2
- i was shown mercy 2
- will receive mercy 1
- to have pitied 1
- pitied 1
- he had mercy on 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 7
- Romans 7
- Luke 4
- Mark 3
- 1 Timothy 2
- 1 Corinthians 1
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 1:16In contextHowbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
- Jude 1:22In contextAnd of some have compassion, making a difference:
- Matthew 5:7Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
- Matthew 9:27And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
- Matthew 15:22And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
- Matthew 17:15Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
Greek dictionary
ἐλεέω eleeō · to have mercy
ἐλεέω (in Rom.9:16, Ju 22, -άω, which see), -ῶ (ἔλεος), [in LXX (Hex, Pss, Pr) chiefly for חָנַן, also frequently in Proph. for רָחַם, etc. ;] to have pity or mercy on, to show mercy: absol., Rom.9:16 12:8; with accusative, Mat.9:27 15:22 17:15 18:33 20:30-31, Mrk.5:19 10:47-48, Luk.16:24 17:13 18:38-39 Rom.9:15, 18 11:32, Php.2:27, Ju 22. Pass., to have pity or mercy shown one (EV, obtain mercy): Mat.5:7, Rom.11:30-31, 1Co.7:25, 2Co.4:1, 1Ti.1:13 1:16, 1Pe.2:10.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “pitied” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PIT'IED, participle passive
Compassionated. [See the verb, to pity.]
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.