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Koine Greek wordlink #142502

SR GNT Heb 2:17 ἐλεήμων (eleaʸmōn) ‘brothers to_be likened in_order_that a merciful he may become and faithful’ Strongs=16550 Lemma=eleēmōn
Word role=substantive adjective case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular

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Only use of identical word form ἐλεήμων (S-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐλεήμων’ (S-NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘a merciful’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘eleēmōn’ have 2 different glosses: ‘a merciful’, ‘merciful’.

Greek words (3) other than ἐλεήμων (S-NMS) with a gloss related to ‘merciful’

MAT 5:7 ἐλεήμονες (eleaʸmones) S-NMP ‘blessed are the merciful because they will_be_being shown_mercy’ SR GNT Mat 5:7 word 3

MAT 16:22 ἵλεώς (hileōs) S-NMS Lemma=hileōs ‘to_be giving_rebuke to him saying merciful be to you master by_no_means’ SR GNT Mat 16:22 word 16

HEB 8:12 ἵλεως (hileōs) S-NMS Lemma=hileōs ‘because merciful I will_be to the unrighteousness’ SR GNT Heb 8:12 word 2

Key: S=substantive adjective NMP=nominative,masculine,plural NMS=nominative,masculine,singular