Greek word study
ἐλεέω G1653
- Transliteration
- eleéō
- KJV glosses
- have compassion (pity on), have (obtain, receive, shew) mercy (on)
Lexical summary
to compassionate (by word or deed, specially, by divine grace)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to compassionate (by word or deed, specially, by divine grace)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information