merciful, pitiful, compassionate, Mt. 5:7; Heb. 2:17*

pity, compassion;, in NT an act of kindness, alms, almsgiving, Mt. 6:2, 3, 4; Lk. 11:41

also formed as ἐλεάω 4x, to pity, have compassion on; pass. to receive pity, experience compassion, Mt. 5:7; 9:27; 15:22; to be gracious to any one, show gracious favor and saving mercy towards; pass.

pitiable, wretched, miserable, 1 Cor. 15:19; Rev. 3:17*

to put to proof, to test; to convict, Jn. 8:46; Jas. 2:9; to refute, confute, 1 Cor. 14:24; Tit. 1:9; to detect, lay bare, expose, Jn. 3:20; Eph. 5:11, 13; to reprove, rebuke, Mt. 18:15; Lk. 3:19; 1 Tim.

pr. a trial in order to proof, a proof; meton. a certain persuasion, Heb. 11:1*

reproof, rebuke, 2 Pet. 2:16*

reproof, 2 Tim. 3:16, a later equivalent to ἔλεγχος*

see ἐλεέω, have mercy on, Rom. 9:16; 12:8; Jude 22, 23*

Eleazar, pr. name, indecl., Mt. 1:15*