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Koine Greek wordlink #109353

SR GNT Rom 9:15 ἐλεῶ (eleō) ‘he is saying I will_be showing_mercy to whom I may_be showing_mercy and I will_be having_compassion to whom’ Strongs=16530 Lemma=eleeō
Word role=verb mood=subjunctive tense=present voice=active person=1st number=singular
Year=60 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἐλεῶ (V-SPA1··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐλεῶ’ (V-SPA1··S) is always and only glossed as ‘I may_be showing_mercy’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘eleeō’ have 17 different glosses: ‘having_been shown_mercy’, ‘may_be shown_mercy’, ‘to show_mercy’, ‘will_be_being shown_mercy’, ‘I may_be showing_mercy’, ‘I was shown_mercy’, ‘I will_be showing_mercy’, ‘he is showing_mercy’, ‘he may show_mercy’, ‘he showed_mercy’, ‘of being_merciful’, ‘we were shown_mercy’, ‘you_all were shown_mercy’, ‘show_mercy’, ‘showed_mercy_to’, ‘showing_mercy’, ‘shown_mercy’.

Greek words (5) other than ἐλεῶ (V-SPA1··S) with a gloss related to ‘showing_mercy’

ROM 9:15 Ἐλεήσω (Eleaʸsō) V-IFA1··S ‘to Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh) for he is saying I will_be showing_mercy to whom I may_be showing_mercy and’ SR GNT Rom 9:15 word 6

OET-LV: 15 The For/Because to _Mōsaʸs/(Mosheh) he _is _saying: I _will _be _showing _mercy to _whom wishfully I _may _be _showing _mercy, and I _will _be _having _compassion to _whom wishfully I _may _be _having _compassion. (ROM_9:15)

OET-RV: 15 because he said to Mosheh: ‘I will be merciful to whoever I want, and I will have pity on anyone I want.’ (ROM 9:15)

ROM 9:18 ἐλεεῖ (eleʼei) V-IPA3··S ‘therefore to whom he is wanting he is showing_mercy whom but he is wanting’ SR GNT Rom 9:18 word 9

OET-LV: 18 Therefore consequently to _whom he _is _wanting, he _is _showing _mercy, but whom he _is _wanting, he _is _hardening. (ROM_9:18)

OET-RV: 18 In other words, God will be merciful to whoever he wants, but he hardens whoever he wants. (ROM 9:18)

ROM 12:8 ἐλεών (eleōn) V-PPA·NMS ‘with earnestness the one showing_mercy with cheerfulness’ SR GNT Rom 12:8 word 16

OET-LV: 8 or the one exhorting, in the exhortation, the one sharing, in generosity, the one leading, with earnestness, the one showing _mercy, with cheerfulness. (ROM_12:8)

OET-RV: 8 or encouraging then encourage, or sharing then be generous, or leading then do it earnestly, or showing mercy then do it cheerfully. (ROM 12:8)

YUD 1:22 ἐλεᾶτε (eleate) V-MPA2··P Lemma=eleaō ‘and to some on_one_hand be showing_mercy doubting’ SR GNT Yud 1:22 word 4

OET-LV: 22 And on _one _hand be _showing _mercy to _some doubting, (JDE_1:22)

OET-RV: 22 Show grace to those still doubting (JDE 1:22)

YUD 1:23 ἐλεᾶτε (eleate) V-MPA2··P Lemma=eleaō ‘snatching to some and be showing_mercy with fear hating’ SR GNT Yud 1:23 word 12

OET-LV: 23 some be _saving on _the _other _hand snatching out _of the_fire, and be _showing _mercy to _some with fear, hating even the clothes having _been _stained by the flesh. (JDE_1:23)

OET-RV: 23 whereas others need to be ‘snatched out of the fire’ in order to be saved. To some, show mercy but very carefully, hating even their clothes which reflect their crude lifestyles. (JDE 1:23)

Key: V=verb