ἐλεέω eleéō

Meaning

to compassionate (by word or deed, specially, by divine grace)

In the King James Version: have compassion (pity on), have (obtain, receive, shew) mercy (on)

Derivation: from G1656 (ἔλεος);

Where it is used

• Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
• Matthew 9:27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
• Matthew 15:22 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,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
• Matthew 18:33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’
• Matthew 20:30 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 The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
• Mark 5:19 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 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 Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
• Luke 16:24 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 raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
• Luke 18:38 So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
• Luke 18:39 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 9:15 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 does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.
• Romans 9:18 Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.
• Romans 11:30 Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience,
• Romans 11:31 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 has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy on everyone.
• Romans 12:8 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 7:25 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 4:1 Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
• Philippians 2:27 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 1:13 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 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 2:10 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 1:22 And indeed, have mercy on those who doubt;
• Jude 1:23 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.