Gloss
merciful, including feelings of pity, with a focus of showing compassion to those in serious need
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἐλεήμων, ον
Greek transliteration
eleēmōn
Simplified transliteration
eleemon
Numbers
Strong's number
1655
GK Number
1798
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
a-4b(1)
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for ἐλεήμων
| Matthew 5:7 | Blessed are the merciful (eleēmones | ἐλεήμονες | nom pl masc), for they will be shown mercy. |
| Hebrews 2:17 | Therefore he was obligated to become like his brothers in every respect, so that he could become a merciful (eleēmōn | ἐλεήμων | nom sg masc) and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. |
