This term has the most usage of those we are
considering. It appears in verb, noun
(feminine, kind deeds, alms, charitable giving), adjective and noun
(neuter). The idea here is not so much
the feeling and motivation of compassion but the words and acts of compassion.
eleeo: have mercy or pity on someone
· Mt.,5:7: the merciful to be shown mercy (Pr.11:25)
· Mt.9:27: 2 blind men: "Have mercy, Lord"
· Mt.15:22: woman with demon-possessed daughter, "Have mercy"
· Mt.17:15: man w/demon-possessed son: "Have mercy"
· Mt.20:30f: 2 blind men (Bartimaeus): "Have mercy" (Mk.10:47f; Lk.18:38f))
· Mk.5:19: Jesus had compassion on Gadarene demoniac
· Lk.16:24: rich man in hell, "Have mercy"
· Lk.17:13: 10 lepers, "Have mercy"
· Rom.9:15,18: God will have mercy on whom he will have mercy
· Rom.11:30f: God's mercy on unbelieving Israel, and all men
· Rom.12:8: gift of mercy, perform it w/cheerfulness
· I Cor.7:25: Paul had obtained mercy from God
· 2 Cor.4:1: we have received mercy for our ministry
· Phil.2:27: God had mercy on sick Epaphroditus
· I Tim.1:13,16: Paul had obtained mercy
· I Pt.2:10: we, the people of God, had obtained mercy
eleemosune: kind deed; alms, charitable giving
· Mt.6:2-4: when you do alms do it secretly (3 times)
· Lk.11:41: Jesus tells pharisees to give alms of that which is within; thus all will be clean
· Lk.12:33: admonished to sell all, give alms (live like Jesus, don't hoard)
· Ac.3:2-3: man at gate begging alms (2); Peter & John walk in
· Ac.3:10: people note healed man had been one begging alms
· Ac.9:36: Dorcas, full of kind deeds & alms
· Ac.10:2,4,31: Cornelieus gave many alms, his alms heard by God (2)
· Ac.24:17: Paul came to bring alms to Israel, i.e. bring offering
eleemon: merciful, sympathetic
· Mt.5:7: blessed are merciful, they'll be shown mercy
· Hb.2:17: Christ made like us so to be a merciful, faithful High Priest
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