Luke 17:13:8Luke.17.13.W8TAB
ἐλέησον
eleêson
“have mercy”
- Transliteration
- e-LE-ê-son
- Extended
- eh-LEH-êê-sohn
- IPA
- /eˈlɛː.eː.son/
Meaning by language
- English
- have 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) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LE-ê-son
- sentence
KAI au-TOI Ê-ran phō-NÊN LE-gon-tes ee-ay-SOO e-pi-STA-ta e-LE-ê-son hê-MAS
Exegesis
The aorist imperative eleeson {ἐλέησον | e-lé-ē-son} ‘have mercy’ governs the accusative hemas {ἡμᾶς | hē-mâs} ‘us,’ forming a concise petition that centers on receiving compassionate intervention. The formal translation preserves the connective “and,” the imagery of lifting up the voice, and the paired vocatives, while the dynamic rendering recasts the idiom “lifted up their voice” as “called out loudly” to convey the force of the plea in contemporary language, all while maintaining the imperative request directed to Jesus as authoritative Master.
Root and etymology
eleeoepsilon–lambda–epsilon–epsilon–omega
“to show mercy, to have compassion”
In context — Luke 17:13
And they lifted up their voice, saying, “Jesus , Master , have mercy on us.”
About this coordinate
Luke 17:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 17:13, so the Greek word ἐλέησον (eleêson) 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 Luke.17.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.13.W8.S1) and character.