ἐλεέω

ἐλεέω fut. ἐλεήσω; 1 aor. ἠλέησα, impv. ἐλέησον. Pass.: 1 fut. ἐλεηθήσομαι; 1 aor. ἠλεήθην; pf. pass. ptc. ἠλεημένος (s. ἔλεος; Hom.+) to be greatly concerned about someone in need, have compassion/mercy/pity τινά on or for someone (Diod S 12, 30, 4; 20, 4, 6 τοὺς πολίτας; PCairZen 145, 12 [256 B.C.]; UPZ 78, 24 [159 B.C.]; PFay 106, 16 [II A.D.] ἀξιῶ σε ἐλεῆσαί με; PFlor 378, 3; TestJob; Philo) Hv 1, 3, 2. τὸν σύνδουλον Mt 18:33. Abs. feel pity MPol 2:2. Esp. show mercy to someone, help someone (out of compassion) Mt 9:27; 15:22; 17:15; 20:30f (on κύριε ἐλέησον cp. Epict. 2, 7, 12 [TZahn, D. Stoiker Epikt. u. s. Verh. z. Christentum² 1895, 46f; FDölger, Sol salutis 1920, 62f]; Ps 6:3; 9:14 al.; EPeterson, Εἷς θεός 1926, 164–67; Achilles Tat. 3, 5, 4 ἐλέησον δέσποτα Πόσειδον; Jos., Ant. 9, 64 δέσποτα ἐλέησον); Mk 10:47f; Lk 16:24; 17:13; 18:38f; D 2:7; do acts of compassion Ro 12:8; τινά to someone (Chariton 1, 9, 5; Celsus 2, 71) ApcPt 15:30; B 20:2; D 5:2. Of God’s mercy (Epici p. 43 B.=p. 20 K.: Cypria Fgm. 1, 3 Ζεὺς ἐλέησε; Hes., astron. Fgm. 182 Rz.: Ἥφαιστος; Phanodemus [IV B.C.]: 325 Fgm. 14b Jac.: Artemis; Menand., Epitr. 855, 874 S. [535, 554 Kö.] θεῶν τις ὑμᾶς ἠλέησε; Diod S 24, 12, 2 δαιμονίου ἐλεήσαντος; UPZ 78, 24 [159 B.C.] of Isis, the θεὰ θεῶν: ἐλέησον τὰς διδύμας; Jos., Ant. 11, 1; SibOr 3, 628); Mk 5:19; Phil 2:27; Ro 9:15 (Ex 33:19), 16, 18; 11:32; 1 Cl 18:2 (Ps 50:3); 59:4; 2 Cl 1:7; B 3:5 (on the acc. of the thing cp. Diod S 18, 25, 2); Dg 9:2; AcPlCor 1:6. Pass. find or be shown mercy (PsSol 7:6; 15:13; ὑπὸ κυρίου 16:15; Appian, Hann. 28 §119 ἐλεεῖσθαι ὑπό τινος, Bell. Civ. 4, 13 §52) Mt 5:7; Ro 11:30f; 1 Ti 1:13, 16; IEph 12:1; 1 Cl 56:16. οἱ οὐκ ἠλεημένοι νῦν δὲ ἐλεηθέντες who once had not found mercy, but now have found it 1 Pt 2:10. Of a congregation ἠλεημένη that has found mercy (cp. Hos 1:6) IRo ins; IPhld ins; ISm ins; receive as a gracious gift, be favored with ἠλεημένος ὑπὸ κυρίου πιστὸς εἶναι (Herm. Wr. 13, 7 ἐλεηθεὶς ὑπὸ τ. θεοῦ) 1 Cor 7:25; cp. 2 Cor 4:1; IRo 9:2; IPhld 5:1. Also s. ἐλεάω.—DELG s.v. ἔλεος. M-M. EDNT. TW. Spicq.