1656. eleos

Strong's Concordance

eleos: mercy, pity, compassion

Original Word: ἔλεος, ους, τό
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine; Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: eleos
Phonetic Spelling: (el'-eh-os)
Definition: mercy, pity, compassion
Usage: pity, mercy, compassion.

HELPS Word-studies

1656 éleos (translating OT 2617 /kataisxýnō, "covenant-loyalty, covenant-love" in the OT-LXX over 170 times) – properly, "mercy" as it is defined by loyalty to God's covenant.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
mercy, pity, compassion
NASB Translation
compassion (2), mercy (25).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1656: ἔλεος (1)

ἔλεος (1), ἐλέου, ὁ, mercy: that of God toward sinners, Titus 3:5; ἔλεον λαμβάνειν, to receive i. e. experience, Hebrews 4:16; that of men: readiness to help those in trouble, Matthew 9:13 and Matthew 12:7 (from Hosea 6:6); Matthew 23:23. But in all these passages L T Tr WH have adopted the neuter form τό ἔλεος (which see), much more common in Hellenistic writings than the masculine ὁ ἔλεος, which is the only form in classic Greek (Sophocles (Lexicon, under the word) notes ἔλεος in Polybius 1, 88, 2; and Pape in Diodorus Siculus 3, 18 variant). The Greek manuscripts of the O. T. also frequently waver between the two forms. Cf. (WHs Appendix, p. 158); Winers Grammar, 66 (64); Buttmann, 22 (20).

STRONGS NT 1656: ἔλεος (2)ἔλεος (2), ἐλέους, τό (a form more common in Hellenistic Greek than the classic ὁ ἔλεος, which see), "mercy; kindness or good will toward the miserable and afflicted, joined with a desire to relieve them";

1. of men toward men: Matthew 9:13; Matthew 12:7; Matthew 23:23 (in these three passages, accusatives to L T Tr WH); James 2:13; James 3:17; ποιεῖν ἔλεος, to exercise the virtue of mercy, show oneself merciful, James 2:13; with the addition of μετά τίνος (in imitation of the very common Hebrew phrase פּ עִם חֶסֶד עָשָׂה, Genesis 21:23; Genesis 24:12; Judges 1:24, etc.; cf. Thiersch, De Pentateuchi vers. Alex., p. 147; (Winer's Grammar, 33 (32); 376 (353))), to show, afford, mercy to one, Luke 10:37.

2. of God toward men;

a. universally: Luke 1:50; in benedictions: Galatians 6:16; 1 Timothy 1:2; 2 Timothy 1:2; ((probably) Titus 1:4 R L); 2 John 1:3; Jude 1:2. ἐμεγάλυνε κύριος τό ἔλεος αὐτοῦ μετ' αὐτῆς, magnified his mercy toward her, i. e. showed distinguished mercy to her (after the Hebrew, see Genesis 19:19), Luke 1:58.

b. especially the mercy and clemency of God in providing and offering to men salvation by Christ: Luke 1:54; Romans 15:9; Ephesians 2:4; (Titus 3:5 L T Tr WH; Hebrews 4:16 L T Tr WH); 1 Peter 1:3; σπλάγχνα ἐλέους (the genitive of quality (cf. Winers Grammar, 611 (568))), wherein mercy dwells, as we should say, the heart of mercy, Luke 1:78; ποιεῖν ἔλεος μετά τίνος (see 1 above), Luke 1:72; σκεύη ἐλέους, vessels (fitted for the reception) of mercy, i. e. men whom GOd has made fit to obtain salvation through Christ, Romans 9:23; τῷ ὑμετέρῳ ἐληι, by (in consequence of, moved by) the mercy shown you in your conversion to Christ, Romans 11:31 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 22, 7 (cf. § 61, 3 a.); Buttmann, 157 (137)).

3. the mercy of Christ, whereby at his return to judgment he will bless true Christians with eternal life: Jude 1:21; (2 Timothy 1:16, 18 (on the repetition of κύριος in 2 Timothy 1:18 cf. Genesis 19:24; 1 Samuel 3:21; 1 Samuel 15:22; 2 Chronicles 7:2; Genesis 1:27, etc. Winer's Grammar, § 22, 2); but Prof. Grimm understands κύριος here as referring to God; see κύριος, c. α.). (Cf. Trench, § xlvii.; and see ἐληω at the end.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

tender mercy.

Of uncertain affinity; compassion (human or divine, especially active) -- (+ tender) mercy.

Forms and Transliterations

ελεει ελεεί ελέει ἐλέει ελεή ελέη έλεον έλεόν Ελεος ελεός έλεος έλεός Ἔλεος ελεους ελέους ἐλέους eleei eléei Eleos Éleos eleous eléous

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 9:13 N-ANS
GRK: τί ἐστιν Ἔλεος θέλω καὶ
NAS: I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,'
KJV: I will have mercy, and
INT: what is Mercy I desire and

Matthew 12:7 N-ANS
GRK: τί ἐστιν Ἔλεος θέλω καὶ
NAS: I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT A SACRIFICE,'
KJV: I will have mercy, and
INT: what is Mercy I desire and

Matthew 23:23 N-ANS
GRK: καὶ τὸ ἔλεος καὶ τὴν
NAS: justice and mercy and faithfulness;
KJV: judgment, mercy, and faith:
INT: and mercy and

Luke 1:50 N-NMS
GRK: καὶ τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ εἰς
NAS: AND HIS MERCY IS UPON GENERATION
KJV: his mercy [is] on them that fear
INT: and the mercy of him [is] to

Luke 1:54 N-GNS
GRK: αὐτοῦ μνησθῆναι ἐλέους
NAS: In remembrance of His mercy,
KJV: Israel, in remembrance of [his] mercy;
INT: of him [in order] to remember mercy

Luke 1:58 N-ANS
GRK: Κύριος τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ μετ'
NAS: had displayed His great mercy toward
KJV: had shewed great mercy upon
INT: [the] Lord the mercy of him with

Luke 1:72 N-ANS
GRK: ποιῆσαι ἔλεος μετὰ τῶν
NAS: To show mercy toward our fathers,
KJV: To perform the mercy [promised] to our
INT: to fulfill mercy toward the

Luke 1:78 N-GNS
GRK: διὰ σπλάγχνα ἐλέους θεοῦ ἡμῶν
NAS: of the tender mercy of our God,
KJV: Through the tender mercy of our God;
INT: through [the] affections of compassion of God of us

Luke 10:37 N-ANS
GRK: ποιήσας τὸ ἔλεος μετ' αὐτοῦ
NAS: The one who showed mercy toward
KJV: he said, He that shewed mercy on him.
INT: having shown compassion toward him

Romans 9:23 N-GNS
GRK: ἐπὶ σκεύη ἐλέους ἃ προητοίμασεν
NAS: upon vessels of mercy, which
KJV: the vessels of mercy, which
INT: upon vessels of mercy which he before prepared

Romans 11:31 N-DNS
GRK: τῷ ὑμετέρῳ ἐλέει ἵνα καὶ
NAS: have been disobedient, that because of the mercy shown to you they also
KJV: that through your mercy they also
INT: the for your mercy that also

Romans 15:9 N-GNS
GRK: ἔθνη ὑπὲρ ἐλέους δοξάσαι τὸν
NAS: God for His mercy; as it is written,
KJV: God for [his] mercy; as it is written,
INT: [the] Gentiles for mercy to glorify

Galatians 6:16 N-NMS
GRK: αὐτοὺς καὶ ἔλεος καὶ ἐπὶ
NAS: peace and mercy [be] upon them, and upon the Israel
KJV: them, and mercy, and upon
INT: them and mercy and upon

Ephesians 2:4 N-DNS
GRK: ὢν ἐν ἐλέει διὰ τὴν
NAS: rich in mercy, because
KJV: rich in mercy, for his
INT: being in mercy because of

1 Timothy 1:2 N-NMS
GRK: πίστει χάρις ἔλεος εἰρήνη ἀπὸ
NAS: Grace, mercy [and] peace
KJV: Grace, mercy, [and] peace,
INT: faith grace mercy peace from

2 Timothy 1:2 N-NMS
GRK: τέκνῳ χάρις ἔλεος εἰρήνη ἀπὸ
NAS: son: Grace, mercy [and] peace from God
KJV: son: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from
INT: child Grace mercy peace from

2 Timothy 1:16 N-ANS
GRK: δῴη ἔλεος ὁ κύριος
NAS: grant mercy to the house
KJV: give mercy unto the house
INT: May grant mercy the Lord

2 Timothy 1:18 N-ANS
GRK: κύριος εὑρεῖν ἔλεος παρὰ κυρίου
NAS: to him to find mercy from the Lord
KJV: that he may find mercy of
INT: Lord to find mercy from [the] Lord

Titus 3:5 N-ANS
GRK: τὸ αὐτοῦ ἔλεος ἔσωσεν ἡμᾶς
NAS: but according to His mercy, by the washing
KJV: according to his mercy he saved us,
INT: his mercy he saved us

Hebrews 4:16 N-ANS
GRK: ἵνα λάβωμεν ἔλεος καὶ χάριν
NAS: that we may receive mercy and find
KJV: that we may obtain mercy, and find
INT: that we might receive mercy and grace

James 2:13 N-ANS
GRK: μὴ ποιήσαντι ἔλεος κατακαυχᾶται ἔλεος
NAS: no mercy; mercy
KJV: that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy
INT: not having shown mercy triumps over mercy

James 2:13 N-ANS
GRK: ἔλεος κατακαυχᾶται ἔλεος κρίσεως
NAS: mercy; mercy triumphs over
KJV: and mercy rejoiceth against
INT: mercy triumps over mercy judgment

James 3:17 N-GNS
GRK: εὐπειθής μεστὴ ἐλέους καὶ καρπῶν
NAS: full of mercy and good
KJV: full of mercy and
INT: yielding full of mercy and of fruits

1 Peter 1:3 N-ANS
GRK: πολὺ αὐτοῦ ἔλεος ἀναγεννήσας ἡμᾶς
NAS: to His great mercy has caused us to be born again
KJV: his abundant mercy hath begotten us
INT: great of him mercy having fathered again us

2 John 1:3 N-NMS
GRK: ἡμῶν χάρις ἔλεος εἰρήνη παρὰ
NAS: Grace, mercy [and] peace
KJV: with you, mercy, [and] peace, from
INT: us grace mercy peace from

Strong's Greek 1656
27 Occurrences

ἐλέει — 2 Occ.
Ἔλεος — 20 Occ.
ἐλέους — 5 Occ.