ἐλεέωeleéō
to compassionate (by word or deed, specially, by divine grace)
Greek (New Testament) · G1653
Meanings
to have pity or mercy on, to show mercy: absolutely, Romans 9:16, Romans 12:8; with acc, Matthew 9:27, Matthew 15:22, Matthew 17:15, Matthew 18:33, Matthew 20:30, Matthew 20:31, Mark 5:19, Mark 10:47, Mark 10:48, Luke 16:24, Luke 17:13, Luke 18:38, Luke 18:39, Romans 9:15, Romans 9:18, Romans 11:32, Philippians 2:27, Jude 1:22. Pass., to have pity or mercy shown one (EV, obtain mercy): Matthew 5:7, Romans 11:30, Romans 11:31, 1 Corinthians 7:25, 2 Corinthians 4:1, 1 Timothy 1:13, 1 Timothy 1:16, 1 Peter 2:10.
Synonyms
οἰκτείρω.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 32 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:7 God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
- Matthew 9:27 After Jesus left the girl’s home, two blind men followed along behind him, shouting, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”
- Matthew 15:22 A Gentile woman who lived there came to him, pleading, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For my daughter is possessed by a demon that torments her severely.”
- Matthew 17:15 “Lord, have mercy on my son. He has seizures and suffers terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
- Matthew 18:33 Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’
- Matthew 20:30 Two blind men were sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was coming that way, they began shouting, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.