Eleos ἔλεος

Eleos (Greek ἔλεος, Strong's G1656) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “mercy”. It occurs 27 times in 26 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 Eleos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 9:13
  But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
• Matthew 12:7
  But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.
• Matthew 23:23
  Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.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.

Luke

• Luke 1:50
  And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
• Luke 1:54
  He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
• Luke 1:58
  And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
• Luke 1:72
  To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
• Luke 1:78
  Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
• Luke 10:37
  And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.“The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

Romans

• Romans 9:23
  And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,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—
• 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 15:9
  And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.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.”

Galatians

• Galatians 6:16
  And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, even to the Israel of God.

Ephesians

• Ephesians 2:4
  But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 1:2
  Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

2 Timothy

• 2 Timothy 1:2
  To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
• 2 Timothy 1:16
  The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
• 2 Timothy 1:18
  The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.

Titus

• Titus 3:5
  Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;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.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 4:16
  Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.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.

James

• James 2:13
  For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
• James 3:17
  But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

1 Peter

• 1 Peter 1:3
  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,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,

2 John

• 2 John 1:3
  Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.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.

Jude

• Jude 1:2
  Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
• Jude 1:21
  Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.

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).