Greek noun (neuter) · G1656
ἔλεος
eleosel'-eh-os
of men; Of God; Of Christ
27 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: éleos
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1656is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 13 of 27New Testament books
- 3spellings
- 3meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1656
compassion (human or divine, especially active)
The King James renders it: (+ tender) mercy.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
eleos is rendered "of men; Of God; Of Christ". It stands 27 times in the Greek text, across thirteen books.
- Six of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists three meanings for it, beginning with "of men".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 9:13But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
- The Greek text spells it three different ways.
The first use
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Matthew 9:13ἔλεος
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in thirteen of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries three meanings: of men, and Of God, and Of Christ.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| of menMat.9:13 (LXX) Mat.12:7 23:23; ποιεῖν ἔ. (and id. before μετά | Tagged as
| WhereGenesis 21:23Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my… |
| Of GodLuk.1:50 | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereLuke 1:50His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation. |
| Of ChristJu 21.† | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 27, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
3 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἔλεος20
- ἐλέους5
- ἐλέει2
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular13N-ASN
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular7N-NSN
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular5N-GSN
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular2N-DSN
Matthew
three uses
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
- ἔλεοςeleosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: Mercy
If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.
- ἔλεοςeleosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
- ἔλεοςeleosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
Luke
six uses
His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
- ἔλεοςeleosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
- ἐλέουςeleousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
- ἔλεοςeleosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
- ἔλεοςeleosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
- ἐλέουςeleousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: of compassion
“The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
- ἔλεοςeleosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: compassion
Romans
three uses
What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—
- ἐλέουςeleousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: of mercy
so they too have now disobeyed, in order that they too may now receive mercy through the mercy shown to you.
- ἐλέειeleeinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”
- ἐλέουςeleousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
Galatians
one use
Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, even to the Israel of God.
- ἔλεοςeleosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
Ephesians
one use
But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
- ἐλέειeleeinoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
1 Timothy
one use
To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
- ἔλεοςeleosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
2 Timothy
three uses
To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
- ἔλεοςeleosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
- ἔλεοςeleosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.
- ἔλεοςeleosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
Titus
one use
He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
- ἔλεοςeleosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
Hebrews
one use
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
- ἔλεοςeleosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
James
three uses
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
- ἔλεοςeleosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
- ἔλεοςeleosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
- ἐλέουςeleousnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: of mercy
1 Peter
one use
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- ἔλεοςeleosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
2 John
one use
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, will be with us in truth and love.
- ἔλεοςeleosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
Jude
two uses
Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
- ἔλεοςeleosnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: Mercy
keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
- ἔλεοςeleosnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: mercy
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.