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Strong's G1656 ἔλεος (eleos)

Eleos means “mercy” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1656 — goshem (“rained upon”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1656
Language Greek
Linked Usages 321
Books 51

Strong's G1656 Quick Answer

Strong's G1656 ἔλεος (eleos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. eleos (el'-eh-os) n. 1. compassion {human or divine, especially active} It has 321 linked Bible usages across 51 books. Visible English usage signals include mercy, lord, god, thee, and said. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
eleos (el'-eh-os) n. 1. compassion {human or divine, especially active}
Usage
321 linked usages
Books
51 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
mercy, lord, god, thee, and said

Meaning and Definition

eleos (el'-eh-os) n. 1. compassion {human or divine, especially active} [of uncertain affinity] KJV: (+ tender) mercy

Original Word
ἔλεος
Transliteration
eleos
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1656. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

mercy

Usage: ἔλεος, -ους, τό (cl. -ου, ὁ, and so Rec., Mat.9:13 12:7 23:23, Tit.3:5, Heb.4:16; on the Hellenistic form τό ἔ., see WH, App., 158; M, Pr., 60; Mayser, 277; Kühner, i, 515), [in LXX chiefly for חֶסֶד ;] mercy, pity, compassion; __1. of men: Mat.9:13 (LXX) Mat.12:7 23:23; ποιεῖν ἔ. (and id. before μετά, with genitive; cf. Heb. עִם חֶסֶד עָשָׂה, Gen.21:23, al.), Luk.10:37, Jas.2:13 3:17. __2. Of God: Luk.1:50, 54 1:58, Rom.15:9, Eph.2:4, 2Ti.1:16 1:18, Tit.3:5, Heb.4:16, 1Pe.1:3; esp.

in benedictions, Gal.6:16, 1Ti.1:2, 2Ti.1:2, 2Jn.3, Ju 2; σκευὴ ἐλέους, Rom.9:23; σπλάγχνα ἐλέους, Luk.1:78; ποιεῖν ἔ. (see supr.), Luk.1:72; τ. ὑμετέρῳ ἐλέει, Rom.11:31. __3. Of Christ: Ju 21.† SYN.: οἰκτιρμός (see: ἐλεέω) (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

mercy lord god thee said truth mercifully david hast before deal upon

How Strong's G1656 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 234 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1656 (ἔλεος) appears 305 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1656 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1656 in the New Testament

27 indexed usages in New Testament.

Strong's G1656 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

234 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 19:19 Septuagint / Brenton

since thy servant has found mercy before thee, and thou hast magnified thy righteousness, in what thou doest toward me that my soul may live—but I shall not be able to escape to the mountain, lest perhaps the calamity overtake me and I die.

Genesis 24:12 Septuagint / Brenton

And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, prosper my way before me today, and deal mercifully with my master Abraham.

Genesis 24:14 Septuagint / Brenton

And it shall be, the virgin to whomsoever I shall say, Incline thy waterpot, that I may drink, and she shall say, Drink thou, and I will give thy camels drink, until they shall have done drinking—even this one thou hast prepared for thy servant Isaac, and hereby shall I know that thou hast dealt mercifully with my master Abraham.

Strong's G1656 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

56 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Strong's G1656 in 1 Enoch

4 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1656.

Genesis 19:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
since thy servant has found mercy before thee, and thou hast magnified thy righteousness, in what thou doest toward me that my soul may live—but I shall not be able to escape to the mountain, lest perhaps the calamity overtake me and I die.
Genesis 24:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, prosper my way before me today, and deal mercifully with my master Abraham.
Genesis 24:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall be, the virgin to whomsoever I shall say, Incline thy waterpot, that I may drink, and she shall say, Drink thou, and I will give thy camels drink, until they shall have done drinking—even this one thou hast prepared for thy servant Isaac, and hereby shall I know that thou hast dealt mercifully with my master Abraham.
Genesis 24:44 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will draw water for thy camels, this shall be the wife whom the Lord has prepared for his own servant Isaac; and hereby shall I know that thou hast wrought mercy with my master Abraham.
Genesis 24:49 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If then ye will deal mercifully and justly with my lord, tell me, and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left.
Genesis 39:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord was with Joseph, and poured down mercy upon him; and he gave him favor in the sight of the chief keeper of the prison.
Genesis 40:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But remember me of thyself, when it shall be well with thee, and thou shalt deal mercifully with me, and thou shalt make mention of me to Pharaoh, and thou shalt bring me forth out of this dungeon.
Exodus 20:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and bestowing mercy on them that love me to thousands of them, and on them that keep my commandments.
Exodus 34:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and keeping justice and mercy for thousands, taking away iniquity, and unrighteousness, and sins; and he will not clear the guilty; bringing the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and to the children’s children, to the third and fourth generation.
Numbers 11:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if thou doest thus to me, slay me utterly, if I have found favor with thee, that I may not see my affliction.
Numbers 14:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Forgive this people their sin according to thy great mercy, as thou wast favorable to them from Egypt until now.
Deuteronomy 5:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and doing mercifully to thousands of them that love me, and that keep my commandments.
Deuteronomy 7:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt know therefore, that the Lord thy God, he is God, a faithful God, who keeps covenant and mercy for them that love him, and for those that keep his commandments to a thousand generations,
Deuteronomy 7:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass when ye shall have heard these ordinances, and shall have kept and done them, that the Lord thy God shall keep for thee the covenant and the mercy, which he swore to your fathers.
Deuteronomy 13:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there shall nothing of the cursed thing cleave to thy hand, that the Lord may turn from his fierce anger, and show thee mercy, and pity thee, and multiply thee, as he swore to thy fathers;
Joshua 2:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now swear to me by the Lord God; since I deal mercifully with you, so do ye also deal mercifully with the house of my father:
Joshua 2:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the men said to her, Our life for yours even to death: and she said, When the Lord shall have delivered the city to you, ye shall deal mercifully and truly with me.
Joshua 11:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts to go forth to war against Israel, that they might be utterly destroyed, that mercy should not be granted to them, but that they should be utterly destroyed, as the Lord said to Moses.
Judges 1:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the spies looked, and behold, a man went out of the city, and they took him; and they said to him, Show us the way into the city, and we will deal mercifully with thee.
Judges 6:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Gideon said to him, If now I have found mercy in thine eyes, and thou wilt do this day for me all that thou hast spoken of with me,
Judges 8:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they did not deal mercifully with the house of Jerubbaal (the same is Gideon), according to all the good which he did to Israel.
Judges 21:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass, when their fathers or their brethren come to dispute with us, that we will say to them, Grant them freely to us, for we have not taken every man his wife in the battle: because ye did not give to them according to the occasion, ye transgressed.
Ruth 1:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Naomi said to her daughters-in-law, Go now, return each to the house of her mother: the Lord deal mercifully with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.
Ruth 2:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed is he of the Lord, because he has not failed in his mercy with the living and with the dead: and Naomi said to her, The man is near akin to us, he is one of our relations.
Ruth 3:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Boaz said, Blessed be thou of the Lord God, my daughter, for thou hast made thy latter kindness greater than the former, in that thou followest not after young men, whether any be poor or rich.
1 Kingdoms 15:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul said to the Kenite, Go, and depart out of the midst of the Amalekites, lest I put thee with them; for thou dealedst mercifully with the children of Israel when they went up out of Egypt. So the Kenite departed from the midst of Amalek.
1 Kingdoms 20:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt deal mercifully with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the Lord with thyself: and if there is iniquity in thy servant, slay me thyself; but why dost thou thus bring me to thy father?
1 Kingdoms 20:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if indeed I continue to live, then shalt thou deal mercifully with me; and if I indeed die,
1 Kingdoms 20:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
thou shalt not withdraw thy mercy from my house forever: and if thou doest not, when the Lord cuts off the enemies of David each from the face of the earth,
2 Kingdoms 2:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David sent messengers to the rulers of Jabesh of the country of Gilead, and David said to them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, because ye have wrought this mercy toward your lord, even toward Saul the anointed of the Lord, and ye have buried him and Jonathan his son.
2 Kingdoms 2:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now may the Lord deal in mercy and truth toward you: and I also will requite toward you this good deed, because ye have done this.
2 Kingdoms 3:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abner was very angry with Ish-bosheth for this saying; and Abner said to him, Am I a dog’s head? I have this day wrought kindness with the house of Saul thy father, and with his brethren and friends, and have not gone over to the house of David, and dost thou this day seek a charge against me concerning injury to a woman?
2 Kingdoms 7:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But my mercy I will not take from him, as I took it from those whom I removed from my presence.
2 Kingdoms 9:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said, Is there yet anyone left in the house of Saul, that I may deal kindly with him for Jonathan’s sake?
2 Kingdoms 9:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king said, Is there yet a man left of the house of Saul, that I may act toward him with the mercy of God? and Ziba said to the king, There is yet a son of Jonathan, lame of his feet.
2 Kingdoms 9:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said to him, Fear not, for I will surely deal mercifully with thee for the sake of Jonathan thy father, and I will restore to thee all the land of Saul the father of thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
2 Kingdoms 10:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said, I will show mercy to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father dealt mercifully with me. And David sent to comfort him concerning his father by the hand of his servants; and the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon.
2 Kingdoms 15:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whereas thou camest yesterday, shall I today cause thee to travel with us, and shalt thou thus change thy place? thou didst come forth yesterday, and today shall I set thee in motion to go along with us? I indeed will go whithersoever I may go: return then, and cause thy brethren to return with thee, and may the Lord deal mercifully and truly with thee.
2 Kingdoms 16:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not forth with thy friend?
2 Kingdoms 22:51 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He magnifies the salvation of his king, And works mercy for his anointed, Even for David and for his seed forever.
3 Kingdoms 2:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But thou shalt deal kindly with the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and they shall be among those that eat at thy table; for thus they drew nigh to me when I fled from the face of thy brother Absalom.
3 Kingdoms 3:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Solomon said, Thou hast dealt very mercifully with thy servant David my father according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee, and thou hast kept for him this great mercy, to set his son upon his throne, as it is this day.
3 Kingdoms 8:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee in heaven above and on the earth beneath, keeping covenant and mercy with thy servant who walks before thee with all his heart;
3 Kingdoms 21:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to his servants, I know that the kings of Israel are merciful kings: let us now put sackcloth upon our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and let us go forth to the king of Israel, if by any means he will save our souls alive.
1 Chronicles 16:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Give thanks to the Lord, for it is good, For his mercy is forever.
1 Chronicles 16:41 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And with him were Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest chosen out by name to praise the Lord, for his mercy endures forever.
1 Chronicles 17:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and my mercy will I not withdraw from him, as I withdrew it from them that were before thee.
1 Chronicles 19:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said, I will act kindly toward Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father acted kindly toward me. And David sent messengers to condole with him on the death of his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.
2 Chronicles 1:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Solomon said to God, Thou hast dealt very mercifully with my father David, and hast made me king in his stead.
2 Chronicles 5:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there was one voice in the trumpeting and in the psalm singing, and in the loud utterance with one voice to give thanks and praise the Lord; and when they raised their voice together with trumpets and cymbals, and instruments of music, and said, Give thanks to the Lord, for it is good, For his mercy endures forever— then the house was filled with the cloud of the glory of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 6:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee in heaven, or on the earth; keeping covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with their whole heart.
2 Chronicles 6:42 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O Lord God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: Remember the mercies of thy servant David.
2 Chronicles 7:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the children of Israel saw the fire descending, and the glory of the Lord was upon the house: and they fell upon their face to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped, and praised the Lord; For it is good to do so, Because his mercy endures forever.
2 Chronicles 7:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priests were standing at their watches, and the Levites with instruments of music of the Lord, belonging to King David, to give thanks before the Lord, for his mercy endures forever, with the hymns of David, by their ministry: and the priests were blowing the trumpets before them, and all Israel standing.
2 Chronicles 20:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he took counsel with the people, and set appointed men to sing psalms and praises, to give thanks, and sing the holy songs of praise in going forth before the host: and they said, Give thanks to the Lord, For his mercy endures forever.
2 Chronicles 24:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So Joash remembered not the kindness which his father Jehoiada had exercised toward him, but slew his son. And as he died, he said, The Lord look upon it, and judge.
2 Chronicles 32:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his kindness, behold, they are written in the prophecy of Isaiah the son of Amoz the prophet, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
Ezra 3:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
Ezra 7:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
Ezra 9:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 1:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
Nehemiah 9:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.
Nehemiah 13:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof.
Nehemiah 13:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.
Job 6:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Mercy has rejected me; And the visitation of the Lord has disregarded me.
Job 10:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou didst bestow upon me life and mercy, And thy oversight has preserved my spirit.
Job 37:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This has been appointed by him on the earth, Whether for correction, or for his land, Or if he shall find him an object for mercy.
Psalms 5:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But I will enter into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: I will worship in thy fear toward thy holy temple.
Psalms 6:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: Save me for thy mercy’s sake.
Psalms 12:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will sing to the Lord who has dealt bountifully with me, And I will sing psalms to the name of the Lord most high.
Psalms 16:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Show the marvels of thy mercies, Thou that savest them that hope in thee.
Psalms 17:51 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
God magnifies the deliverances of his king; And deals mercifully with David his anointed, And his seed, forever.
Psalms 20:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the king trusts in the Lord, And through the mercy of the Highest he shall not be moved.
Psalms 22:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thy mercy also shall follow me all the days of my life: And my dwelling shall be in the house of the Lord for a very long time.
Psalms 24:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Remember thy compassions, O Lord, And thy mercies, for they are from everlasting.
Psalms 24:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my sins of ignorance: Remember me according to thy mercy, For thy goodness’ sake, O Lord.
Psalms 24:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth To them that seek his covenant and his testimonies.
Psalms 25:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thy mercy is before mine eyes: And I am well pleased with thy truth.
Psalms 30:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will exult and be glad in thy mercy: For thou hast looked upon mine affliction; Thou hast saved my soul from distresses.
Psalms 30:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And from them that persecute me. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: Save me in thy mercy.
Psalms 30:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Blessed be the Lord: for he has magnified his mercy in a fortified city.
Psalms 31:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Many are the scourges of the sinner: But him that hopes in the Lord mercy shall compass about.
Psalms 32:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He loves mercy and judgment; The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.
Psalms 32:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him, Those that hope in his mercy;
Psalms 32:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, According as we have hoped in thee.
Psalms 35:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O Lord, thy mercy is in the heaven; And thy truth reaches to the clouds.
Psalms 35:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How hast thou multiplied thy mercy, O God! So the children of men shall trust in the shelter of thy wings.
Psalms 35:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Extend thy mercy to them that know thee; And thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
Psalms 39:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have not hidden thy truth within my heart, And I have declared thy salvation; I have not hidden thy mercy and thy truth from the great congregation.
Psalms 39:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But thou, Lord, remove not thy compassion far from me; Thy mercy and thy truth have helped me continually.
Psalms 41:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
By day the Lord will command his mercy, And manifest it by night: With me is prayer to the God of my life.
Psalms 47:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
We have thought of thy mercy, O God, In the midst of thy people.
Psalms 50:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy great mercy; And according to the multitude of thy compassions blot out my transgression.
Psalms 51:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But I am as a fruitful olive in the house of God: I have trusted in the mercy of God Forever, even for evermore.
Psalms 56:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He sent from heaven and saved me; He gave to reproach them that trampled on me: God has sent forth his mercy and his truth;
Psalms 56:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thy mercy has been magnified even to the heavens, And thy truth to the clouds.
Psalms 58:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As for my God, his mercy shall go before me: My God will show me vengeance on mine enemies.
Psalms 58:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But I will sing to thy strength, And in the morning will I exult in thy mercy; For thou hast been my supporter, And my refuge in the day of mine affliction.
Psalms 58:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou art my helper; to thee, my God, will I sing; Thou art my supporter, O my God, and my mercy.
Psalms 60:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He shall endure forever before God: Which of them will seek out his mercy and truth?
Psalms 61:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and mercy is thine, O Lord; For thou wilt recompense every one according to his works.
Psalms 62:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thy mercy is better than life: My lips shall praise thee.
Psalms 65:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, Nor his mercy from me.
Psalms 68:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But I will cry to thee, O Lord, in my prayer; O God, it is a propitious time: in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, In the truth of thy salvation.
Psalms 68:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hear me, O Lord; for thy mercy is good: According to the multitude of thy compassions look upon me.
Psalms 76:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Will he cut off his mercy forever, Even forever and ever?
Psalms 83:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the Lord loves mercy and truth: God will give grace and glory: The Lord will not withhold good things from them that walk in innocence.
Psalms 84:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Show us thy mercy, O Lord, And grant us thy salvation.
Psalms 84:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Mercy and truth are met together: Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Psalms 85:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thy mercy is great toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
Psalms 87:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Shall anyone declare thy mercy in the tomb? And thy truth in destruction?
Psalms 88:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will sing of thy mercies, O Lord, forever: I will declare thy truth with my mouth to all generations.
Psalms 88:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thou hast said, Mercy shall be built up forever: Thy truth shall be established in the heavens.
Psalms 88:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Justice and judgment are the establishment of thy throne: Mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
Psalms 88:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But my truth and my mercy shall be with him; And in my name shall his horn be exalted.
Psalms 88:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will keep my mercy for him forever, And my covenant shall be firm with him.
Psalms 88:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But my mercy I will not utterly remove from him, Nor wrong my truth.
Psalms 88:50 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Where are thine ancient mercies, O Lord, Which thou sworest to David in thy truth?
Psalms 89:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
We have been satisfied in the morning with thy mercy; And we did exult and rejoice:
Psalms 91:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
To proclaim thy mercy in the morning, And thy truth by night,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1656, grouped by book.

Genesis 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ruth 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 121 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 5:8 Psalms 6:5 Psalms 12:6 Psalms 16:7 Psalms 17:51 Psalms 20:8 Psalms 22:6 Psalms 24:6 Psalms 24:7 Psalms 24:10 Psalms 25:3 Psalms 30:8 Psalms 30:17 Psalms 30:22 Psalms 31:10 Psalms 32:5 Psalms 32:18 Psalms 32:22 Psalms 35:6 Psalms 35:8 Psalms 35:11 Psalms 39:11 Psalms 39:12 Psalms 41:9 Psalms 47:10 Psalms 50:3 Psalms 51:10 Psalms 56:4 Psalms 56:11 Psalms 58:11 Psalms 58:17 Psalms 58:18 Psalms 60:8 Psalms 61:13 Psalms 62:4 Psalms 65:20 Psalms 68:14 Psalms 68:17 Psalms 76:9 Psalms 83:12 Psalms 84:8 Psalms 84:11 Psalms 85:13 Psalms 87:12 Psalms 88:2 Psalms 88:3 Psalms 88:15 Psalms 88:25 Psalms 88:29 Psalms 88:34 Psalms 88:50 Psalms 89:14 Psalms 91:3 Psalms 93:18 Psalms 97:3 Psalms 99:5 Psalms 100:1 Psalms 102:4 Psalms 102:11 Psalms 102:17 Psalms 105:1 Psalms 105:7 Psalms 105:45 Psalms 106:1 Psalms 106:8 Psalms 106:15 Psalms 106:21 Psalms 106:31 Psalms 106:43 Psalms 107:5 Psalms 108:16 Psalms 108:21 Psalms 108:26 Psalms 113:9 Psalms 116:2 Psalms 117:1 Psalms 117:2 Psalms 117:3 Psalms 117:4 Psalms 117:29 Psalms 118:41 Psalms 118:64 Psalms 118:76 Psalms 118:88 Psalms 118:124 Psalms 118:149 Psalms 118:159 Psalms 129:7 Psalms 135:1 Psalms 135:2 Psalms 135:3 Psalms 135:4 Psalms 135:5 Psalms 135:6 Psalms 135:7 Psalms 135:8 Psalms 135:9 Psalms 135:10 Psalms 135:11 Psalms 135:12 Psalms 135:13 Psalms 135:14 Psalms 135:15 Psalms 135:16 Psalms 135:17 Psalms 135:18 Psalms 135:19 Psalms 135:20 Psalms 135:21 Psalms 135:22 Psalms 135:23 Psalms 135:24 Psalms 135:25 Psalms 135:26 Psalms 137:2 Psalms 137:8 Psalms 140:5 Psalms 142:8 Psalms 142:12 Psalms 143:2 Psalms 146:11
Proverbs 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 12 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 10 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 3 usages, New Testament
Luke 6 usages, New Testament
Romans 3 usages, New Testament
Galatians 1 usage, New Testament
Ephesians 1 usage, New Testament
1 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
2 Timothy 3 usages, New Testament
Titus 2 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
James 2 usages, New Testament
1 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
2 John 1 usage, New Testament
Jude 2 usages, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 6 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 8 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 23 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 4 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G1656 FAQ

What does eleos (ἔλεος) mean?

Eleos (Strong's G1656) is a Greek word most simply glossed "mercy". eleos (el'-eh-os) n. 1. compassion {human or divine, especially active}

How many times is eleos (ἔλεος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 321 linked usages for Strong's G1656 across 51 books.

Where can I study eleos (ἔλεος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1656 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate eleos (ἔλεος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as mercy, lord, god, thee, said, and truth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1656 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 234 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 56 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 4 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G1656, with linked reader references where each row is available.