Strong G1652ἐλεεινός
pitiful
- Transliteration
- eleeinos
- Pronunciation
- el-eh-i-nos'
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From G1656; pitiable: - miserable.
Detailed definition
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)
(ἔλεος in Re, l.with, WH have the Attic poëtic form, ἐλεινός),
pitiable, miserable: Rev.3:17; comparat., 1Co.15:19.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1652 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- miserable2
First verses
- 1 Corinthians 15:19If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
- Revelation 3:17Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐλεεινός, ή, όν,
ἐλεινός [Refs (“hymnus ad Cererem” 284)], Attic dialect [Refs 5th c.BC+ ((5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 25) and Trag. (see. below))], but ἐλεεινός [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Σαμία” 156)] Papyrus: written ἐλεηνός in [LXX (LXX.Dan.9.23, 10.11)]: (ἔλεος):— finding pity, pitied, δός μ᾽ ἐς Ἀχιλλῆος φίλον ἐλθεῖν ἠδ᾽ ἐλεεινόν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.309)]; moving pity, piteous, [Refs (23.110)], etc.; ἐλεινὸς εἰσορᾶν piteous to behold, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 248)]; ἐλεινὸν ὁρᾷς thou lookest piteous, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1130 (Lyric poetry); ἐσθῆτ᾽ ἐλεινήν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 413; ἵν᾽ ἐλεινοὶ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις φαίνοιντ᾽ εἶναι [prev. author] “Ra.” 1063; ἐλεινοὶ οἱ ἀδικοῦντες 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 24.7; ποιῶν ἑαυτὸν ὡς ἐλεινότατον 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.186; -ότερος ἀνθρώποις τε καὶ θεοῖς 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 729e.)]
b having received mercy, [Refs (LXX [same places])]
2 showing pity, ἐ. δάκρυον a tear of pity, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.531, 16.219)], Men.[same place]; οὐδὲν ἐλεινόν no feeling of pity, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 59a, compare “R.” 606b.)]
II adverb ἐλεεινῶς, Attic dialect ἐλεινῶς, pitiably, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 870, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 1063; ἐλεινῶς διακεῖσθαι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.81: _neuter_ _plural_ ἐλεεινά)] as adverb, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.314.)]
ἐλεινός [Refs (“hymnus ad Cererem” 284)], Attic dialect [Refs 5th c.BC+ ((5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 25) and Trag. (see. below))], but ἐλεεινός [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Σαμία” 156)] Papyrus: written ἐλεηνός in [LXX (LXX.Dan.9.23, 10.11)]: (ἔλεος):— finding pity, pitied, δός μ᾽ ἐς Ἀχιλλῆος φίλον ἐλθεῖν ἠδ᾽ ἐλεεινόν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.309)]; moving pity, piteous, [Refs (23.110)], etc.; ἐλεινὸς εἰσορᾶν piteous to behold, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 248)]; ἐλεινὸν ὁρᾷς thou lookest piteous, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1130 (Lyric poetry); ἐσθῆτ᾽ ἐλεινήν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 413; ἵν᾽ ἐλεινοὶ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις φαίνοιντ᾽ εἶναι [prev. author] “Ra.” 1063; ἐλεινοὶ οἱ ἀδικοῦντες 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 24.7; ποιῶν ἑαυτὸν ὡς ἐλεινότατον 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.186; -ότερος ἀνθρώποις τε καὶ θεοῖς 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 729e.)]
b having received mercy, [Refs (LXX [same places])]
2 showing pity, ἐ. δάκρυον a tear of pity, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.531, 16.219)], Men.[same place]; οὐδὲν ἐλεινόν no feeling of pity, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 59a, compare “R.” 606b.)]
II adverb ἐλεεινῶς, Attic dialect ἐλεινῶς, pitiably, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 870, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 1063; ἐλεινῶς διακεῖσθαι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.81: _neuter_ _plural_ ἐλεεινά)] as adverb, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.314.)]