Éleos — G1656

G1656 · Greek — ἔλεος

Pronunciation: el'-eh-os

Definition

neuter noun

compassion (human or divine, especially active)

  1. of men toward men
  2. of God toward men
    1. universally
    2. especially the mercy and clemency of God in providing and offering to men salvation by Christ
  3. the mercy of Christ, whereby at his return to judgment he will bless true Christians with eternal life

Usually translated as

mercy

Origin

of uncertain affinity

Occurrences

Éleos occurs 28 times in 27 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (3), Luke (6), Romans (3), Galatians (1), Ephesians (1), 1 Timothy (1), 2 Timothy (3), Titus (2), Hebrews (1), James (2), 1 Peter (1), 2 John (1), Jude (2)

Strong's Lexicon — E