Strong's Greek · G1656

ἔλεος

éleos

(+ tender) mercy

Definition

compassion (human or divine, especially active)

Derivation

of uncertain affinity;

Appears 27 times in Scripture

Matthew 23:23

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.

Romans 11:31

so they too have now disobeyed, in order that they too may now receive mercy through the mercy shown to you.

Matthew 12:7

If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

Matthew 9:13

But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Luke 1:78

because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,

Luke 1:54

He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,

Luke 1:50

His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.

Luke 1:72

to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,

Romans 9:23

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—

Luke 1:58

Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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