Strong's Lexicon

G415

G415 — ἀνελεήμων

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekaneleemonadjectiveOccurrences: 1

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G415
Word:ἀνελεήμων
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from G1 (as a negative particle) and G1655
Language:Greek
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:aneleemon
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:an-eh-leh-ay'-mown
Meaning:1. merciless
KJV Renderings:unmerciful

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἀνελεήμων, ἀνελεημον, genitive ἀνελεήμονος (alpha privative and ἐλεήμων), without mercy, merciless: Rom 1:31. ((Aristotle, rhet. Alex. 37, p. 1442a, 13); Pro 5:9, etc.; Sir 13:12, etc.; Wis 12:5 Wis 19:1.)

STRONGS NT 415a: ἀνέλεοςἀνέλεος, ἀνελεον, without mercy, merciless: Jas 2:13 L T Tr WH, unusual form for ἀνίλεως R G. The Greeks said ἀνηλεής and ἀνελεης, cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 710f; Winer’s Grammar, 100 (95).

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

ἀνελεήμων (unmerciful)

Romans 1:31

KJV: Without understanding covenantbreakers without natural affection implacable unmerciful
GK: ασυνέτους ασυνθέτους αστόργους ασπόνδους ανελεήμονας
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