Strong G1655ἐλεήμων
merciful
- Transliteration
- eleēmōn
- Pronunciation
- el-eh-ay'-mone
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From G1653; compassionate (actively): - merciful.
Detailed definition
ἐλεήμων, -ον
[in LXX chiefly for חַנּוּן;]
merciful: Mat.5:7, Heb.2:17.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for חַנּוּן;]
merciful: Mat.5:7, Heb.2:17.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1655 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- merciful2
First verses
- Matthew 5:7Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
- Hebrews 2:17Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
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Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐλε-ήμων, ον,
genitive ονος, pitiful, merciful, [NT+8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.191, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.101, LXX.Psa.111(112).4, NT.Matt.5.7)]; of God, [LXX+5th c.BC+ (LXX.Exo.34.6, +others: c._genitive_, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 425:— _comparative_ and _superlative_, ἐλεημονέστερος, -τατος, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 608b8, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 24.7.)] adverb -μόνως, condemned by [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 8.11.)]
genitive ονος, pitiful, merciful, [NT+8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.191, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.101, LXX.Psa.111(112).4, NT.Matt.5.7)]; of God, [LXX+5th c.BC+ (LXX.Exo.34.6, +others: c._genitive_, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 425:— _comparative_ and _superlative_, ἐλεημονέστερος, -τατος, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 608b8, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 24.7.)] adverb -μόνως, condemned by [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 8.11.)]