James 2:13:8Jas.2.13.W8TAB
ἔλεος
eleos
“mercy”
- Transliteration
- E-le-os
- Extended
- EH-leh-ohs
- IPA
- /ˈe.le.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- mercy
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
E-le-os
- sentence
hê gar KRI-sis a-NE-le-os tôi mê poi-Ê-san-ti E-le-os ka-ta-kau-KHÂ-tai E-le-os KRI-se-ôs
Exegesis
The dative participle poiēsanti {ποιήσαντι | poiḗsanti} ‘having shown’ with negation mē {μὴ | mē} ‘not’ and the accusative noun eleos {ἔλεος | éleos} ‘mercy’ specifies the recipient of the merciless verdict.
In the second clause, the nominative eleos {ἔλεος | éleos} ‘mercy’ functions as the subject of the present middle indicative katakauchatai {κατακαυχᾶται | katakauchâtai} ‘boasts over’, and the genitive kriseōs {κρίσεως | kríseōs} ‘of judgment’ indicates the realm over which mercy exults. The present tense of katakauchatai conveys an enduring principle and the chiastic ordering highlights the reversal that mercy prevails where judgment falls short.
Root and etymology
uncertain, traditionally linked with eleeōepsilon–lambda–epsilon–epsilon–omega
“to have mercy, show compassion”
In context — James 2:13
For judgment will be without mercy for the one who has not shown mercy ; mercy stands victorious over judgment.
About this coordinate
James 2:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of James 2:13, so the Greek word ἔλεος (eleos) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jas.2.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.13.W8.S1) and character.