ἠλεημένοι
eleéō
had received mercy
To show or feel compassion, to extend mercy; primarily, to act out of a sense of mercy or compassion toward someone in need or distress. May denote both an internal feeling (pity, compassion) and its external expression in action (help, forgiveness, relief), depending on context. It may involve tangible acts helping the afflicted, or acts of forgiveness and forbearance.
1 Peter 2:10 · Word #11
Lexicon G1653
| Lemma | ἐλεέω |
| Transliteration | eleéō |
| Strong's | G1653 |
| Definition | To show or feel compassion, to extend mercy; primarily, to act out of a sense of mercy or compassion toward someone in need or distress. May denote both an internal feeling (pity, compassion) and its external expression in action (help, forgiveness, relief), depending on context. It may involve tangible acts helping the afflicted, or acts of forgiveness and forbearance. |
Morphology V PRF PASS PTCP NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRF — Perfect — Completed action with ongoing results |
| Voice | PASS — Passive — The subject receives the action |
| Mood | PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | had received mercy |
| Literal | having-been-mercified |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἐλεέω |
| Strong's | G1653 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1653-03
having been shown mercy
| Morphological Notes | Verb, perfect passive participle, nominative masculine plural (Gr,V,PEP,NMP); completed action with ongoing result, received rather than performed. |
| Rendering Rationale | The perfect passive participle denotes those who have received an act of mercy with continuing result. "Having been shown mercy" preserves the passive voice, completed aspect with present state, and participial form in nominative masculine plural. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
having been shown mercy
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 matches the perfect passive participle form and sense given by the context and definition. |