adjective

eleēmōnos

Greekἐλεήμων (eleēmōn)

Strong’sG1655

full of pity, merciful

stem eleēmōn-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

merciful2×

What it means

ἐλεήμων, -ον

[in LXX chiefly for חַנּוּן;]

merciful: Mt 5:7, He 2:17.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1655 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidel-eh-ay'-mone

compassionate (actively)

Fromfrom G1653;

King Jamesmerciful.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	eleēmōnos1×ἐλεήμων	eleēmōnas	eleēmōnem	eleēmōnois1×ἐλεήμονες	eleēmōnais	eleēmōneim
object accusative	eleēmōnon	eleēmōnan		eleēmōnoin	eleēmōnain
direct address vocative	eleēmōnor	eleēmōnar		eleēmōnoir	eleēmōnair
of, belonging to genitive	eleēmōnou	eleēmōnau	eleēmōneu	eleēmōnoiu	eleēmōnaiu	eleēmōneiu
to, for dative	eleēmōno	eleēmōna	eleēmōne	eleēmōnoi	eleēmōnai	eleēmōnei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

eleēmōnstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

eleēmōn is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

eleēmōnos“merciful”subjectnominative singular1×

Hebrews 2:17“merciful”hothen ofeilate kata panteim toi adelfoi homoiira, hina eleēmōnos gineteia kai pistos archierevos teim pros ton theon, eis tem hilaskirō tain hamartain tou laou;For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.

eleēmōnois“merciful”subjectnominative plural1×

Matthew 5:7“merciful”makariois tois eleēmōnois, hoti autois elēili.Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.