Eleeō ἐλεέω

Eleeō (Greek ἐλεέω, Strong's G1653) is a Greek verb meaning “to have mercy”. It occurs 32 times in 29 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Mercy

Verses

Every verse with Eleeō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 5:7
  Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
• Matthew 9:27
  And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
• Matthew 15:22
  And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
• Matthew 17:15
  Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.“Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
• Matthew 18:33
  Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’
• Matthew 20:30
  And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
• Matthew 20:31
  And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

Mark

• Mark 5:19
  Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”
• Mark 10:47
  And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
• Mark 10:48
  And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Luke

• Luke 16:24
  And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
• Luke 17:13
  And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
• Luke 18:38
  And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
• Luke 18:39
  And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Romans

• Romans 9:15
  For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
• Romans 9:16
  So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.
• Romans 9:18
  Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.
• Romans 11:30
  For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience,
• Romans 11:31
  Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.so they too have now disobeyed, in order that they too may now receive mercy through the mercy shown to you.
• Romans 11:32
  For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.For God has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy on everyone.
• Romans 12:8
  Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 7:25
  Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 4:1
  Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.

Philippians

• Philippians 2:27
  For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 1:13
  Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.
• 1 Timothy 1:16
  Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.

1 Peter

• 1 Peter 2:10
  Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Jude

• Jude 1:22
  And of some have compassion, making a difference:And indeed, have mercy on those who doubt;
• Jude 1:23
  And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).