ΕΛΕΗΣΙ, ελεησι
ELEĒSI, eleēsi
Sounds Like: eh-LEH-see
Translations: mercy, compassion, pity
From the root: ΕΛΕΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is the dative singular form of the noun 'ἔλεος' (ELEOS), meaning 'mercy' or 'compassion'. In the dative case, it indicates the recipient of an action or the means by which something is done, often translated as 'to mercy' or 'by mercy'. It refers to the active demonstration of compassion, often in a practical way, rather than just a feeling of pity.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G1656 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Job — 41:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΛΕΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΝΕΛΕΗΜΟΝΩΣ — mercilessly, unmercifully, without mercy
- ἘΛΕΗ — mercy, compassion, pity
- ἘΛΕΟΝ — mercy, a mercy, compassion, pity
- ἘΛΕΩΣΙΝ — mercy, compassion, pity, a mercy, an act of mercy
- ΕΛΑΙΗΜΟΣΥΝΗ — alms, charity, mercy, pity, a charitable deed
- ΕΛΕ — mercy, compassion, pity, a mercy, an act of mercy
- ΕΛΕΕ — have mercy, show mercy, pity
- ΕΛΕΕΙΝΩΣ — miserably, pitifully, wretchedly
- ΕΛΕΗ — mercy, mercies, pity, compassion
- ΕΛΕΗΣΙΝ — mercy, compassion, pity, a mercy, an act of mercy
- ΕΛΕΟ — mercy, compassion, pity, a mercy
- ΕΛΕΟΝ — mercy, a mercy, pity, compassion
- ΕΛΕΟΣ — mercy, pity, compassion, a mercy
- ΕΛΕΟΥ — of mercy, of pity, of compassion
- ΕΛΕΟΥΣ — of mercy, of compassion, of pity, of clemency
- ΕΛΕΩΣΙ — mercy, compassion, pity
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