ἐλεέω

eleéō · Greek · Strong's G1653 · 31 occurrences

The KJV renders 19 different Hebrew and Greek words as “receive”

What it means

to compassionate (by word or deed, specially, by divine grace)

from G1656 (ἔλεος);

How the KJV renders it

have compassion, have obtain, receive, shew mercy

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“receive”

also renders déchomai (G1209), proslambánō (G4355), apolambánō (G618), lambánō (G2983), paradéchomai (G3858), eisdéchomai (G1523), hypolambánō (G5274), dídōmi (G1325), epidéchomai (G1926), komízō (G2865), paralambánō (G3880), apodéchomai (G588), anadéchomai (G324), hypodéchomai (G5264), apéchō (G568), metalambánō (G3335), châlaq (H2505), qᵉbal (H6902)

“have compassion”

also renders metriopathéō (G3356), splanchnízomai (G4697), sympathéō (G4834), châmal (H2550)

“have obtain”

also renders martyréō (G3140)

“shew mercy”

also renders chănan (H2604)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

31 occurrences in the Greek text, first 28 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 7:25 V-RPP-NSM1 Peter 2:10 V-APP-NPM1 Timothy 1:13 V-API-1S1 Timothy 1:16 V-API-1S2 Corinthians 4:1 V-API-1PJude 1:23 V-PAM-2PLuke 16:24 V-AAM-2SLuke 17:13 V-AAM-2SLuke 18:38 V-AAM-2SLuke 18:39 V-AAM-2SMatthew 5:7 V-FPI-3PMatthew 9:27 V-AAM-2SMatthew 15:22 V-AAM-2SMatthew 17:15 V-AAM-2SMatthew 18:33 V-AAI-1SMatthew 20:30 V-AAM-2SMatthew 20:31 V-AAM-2SMark 5:19 V-AAI-3SMark 10:47 V-AAM-2SMark 10:48 V-AAM-2SPhilippians 2:27 V-AAI-3SRomans 9:15 V-FAI-1SRomans 9:16 V-PAP-GSMRomans 9:18 V-PAI-3SRomans 11:30 V-API-2PRomans 11:31 V-APS-3PRomans 11:32 V-AAS-3SRomans 12:8 V-PAP-NSM

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.