ἔλεος, -ους, τό

(cl. -ου, ὁ, and so Rec. Mat.9:13 12:7 23:23, Tit.3:5, Heb.4:16; on the Hellenistic form τό ἔ. see WH, App. 158; M, Pr. 60; Mayser, 277; Kühner, i, 515), [in LXX chiefly for חֶסֶד ;]

mercy, pity, compassion;

__1. of men: Mat.9:13 (LXX) Mat.12:7 23:23; ποιεῖν ἔ. (and id. before μετά, with genitive; cf. Heb. עִם חֶסֶד עָשָׂה, Gen.21:23, al.), Luk.10:37, Jas.2:13 3:17.

__2. Of God: Luk.1:50, 54 1:58, Rom.15:9, Eph.2:4, 2Ti.1:16 1:18, Tit.3:5, Heb.4:16, 1Pe.1:3; esp. in benedictions, Gal.6:16, 1Ti.1:2, 2Ti.1:2, 2Jn.3, Ju 2; σκευὴ ἐλέους, Rom.9:23; σπλάγχνα ἐλέους, Luk.1:78; ποιεῖν ἔ. (see supr.), Luk.1:72; τ. ὑμετέρῳ ἐλέει, Rom.11:31.

__3. Of Christ: Ju 21.†

SYN.: οἰκτιρμός (see: ἐλεέω) (AS)

mercy, pity, compassion