ἔλεος éleos

Meaning

compassion (human or divine, especially active)

In the King James Version: (+ tender) mercy

Derivation: of uncertain affinity;

Where it is used

• 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.”
• Matthew 12:7 If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.
• 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.
• Luke 1:50 His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
• Luke 1:54 He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
• Luke 1:58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
• Luke 1:72 to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
• Luke 1:78 because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
• Luke 10:37 “The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
• 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—
• 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 15:9 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 6:16 Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, even to the Israel of God.
• Ephesians 2:4 But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
• 1 Timothy 1:2 To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
• 2 Timothy 1:2 To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
• 2 Timothy 1:16 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 May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.
• Titus 3:5 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 4:16 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 2:13 For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
• James 3:17 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 1:3 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 1:3 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 1:2 Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
• Jude 1:21 keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.