ἐλεήμων

eleemon

from ἐλεέω; compassionate (actively):--merciful.

G1655

Hebrews 2:17 · Word #9

Lexicon G1655

Lemmaἐλεήμων
Transliterationeleḗmōn
Strong'sG1655

Morphology ADJ.S NOM M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐλεήμων
Strong'sG1655

SIBI-P1 G1655-01

a mercy-showing one

Morphological NotesAdjective, nominative masculine singular (Gr,NS,,,,NMS); functioning substantivally to describe a single male subject characterized by mercy.
Rendering RationaleThe adjective ἐλεήμων derives from ἐλεέω (“to show mercy, to have compassion”), so “mercy-showing” preserves the active, relational sense of expressing mercy rather than merely feeling it. The nominative masculine singular form is reflected by rendering it as “a … one,” indicating a single masculine subject characterized by this quality.

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Words from Root ἐλεήμων (merciful, compassionate, mercy-showing, pitying)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G1655-02 eleemones the mercy-showing ones

Word Usage (2 occurrences of G1655)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 5:7 ἐλεήμονες eleemones
Hebrews 2:17 ἐλεήμων eleemon