Gloss
to show mercy, be merciful
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἐλεάω
Greek transliteration
eleaō
Simplified transliteration
eleao
Principal Parts
-, -, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number
1653
GK Number
1790
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1d(1a)
Definition
see ἐλεέω, have mercy on, Rom. 9:16; 12:8; Jude 22, 23*
Greek-English Concordance for ἐλεάω
| Romans 9:16 | So then, it does not depend on human desire or exertion, but on God’s mercy (eleōntos | ἐλεῶντος | pres act ptcp gen sg masc). |
| Romans 12:8 | if you have the gift of encouragement, then use it to encourage; if you are able to give, give generously; if your gift is leadership, lead with zeal; if it is showing (eleōn | ἐλεῶν | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) mercy, then do it with cheerfulness. |
| Jude 1:22 | And have (eleate | ἐλεᾶτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) mercy (eleate | ἐλεᾶτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) on (eleate | ἐλεᾶτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) some who are wavering; |
| Jude 1:23 | save others by snatching them out of the fire; and have (eleate | ἐλεᾶτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) mercy (eleate | ἐλεᾶτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) on (eleate | ἐλεᾶτε | pres act imperative 2 pl) others with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh. |
