ἠλέησέν

eleéō

had mercy

To show or feel compassion, to extend mercy; primarily, to act out of a sense of mercy or compassion toward someone in need or distress. May denote both an internal feeling (pity, compassion) and its external expression in action (help, forgiveness, relief), depending on context. It may involve tangible acts helping the afflicted, or acts of forgiveness and forbearance.

G1653

Mark 5:19 · Word #25

Lexicon G1653

Lemmaἐλεέω
Transliterationeleéō
Strong'sG1653
DefinitionTo show or feel compassion, to extend mercy; primarily, to act out of a sense of mercy or compassion toward someone in need or distress. May denote both an internal feeling (pity, compassion) and its external expression in action (help, forgiveness, relief), depending on context. It may involve tangible acts helping the afflicted, or acts of forgiveness and forbearance.

Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasehad mercy
Literalhad-mercy-on

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐλεέω
Strong'sG1653

SIBI-P1 Translation G1653-08

showed mercy

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple past), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist active indicative, third person singular, denotes a completed act in the past. "Showed mercy" captures the root sense of acting out compassion in a simple past, active form.

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