Word study · Greek
eleeō
to show mercy
Say it: el-eh-EH-oh (approximate)
ἐλεέω
What it means
To show mercy. "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy" (9:15), and God "shut up all to disobedience that he might have mercy on all" (11:32).
Range of meaning
- Have mercyShow pity.
- HelpGive aid.
In Romans
- Chapter 9
"I will have mercy on whom I have mercy" (9:15-16, 9:18, 9:23).
- Chapter 11
"That he might have mercy on all" (11:30-32).
Every verse (7)
Verses where G1653 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources