Matthew 17:15:4Matt.17.15.W4TAB
ἐλέησόν
eleêson
“have mercy on”
- Transliteration
- e-LE-ê-son
- Extended
- eh-LEH-ê-sohn
- IPA
- /e.ˈle.eː.son/
Meaning by language
- English
- have mercy on
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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
- phraseyour reading level
e-LE-ê-son mou TON hyi-ON
- clause
KY-ri-e e-LE-ê-son mou TON hyi-ON HO-ti se-lê-ni-A-ze-tai KAI ka-KÔS PAS-khei pol-LA-kis GAR PIP-tei eis TO PYR KAI pol-LA-kis eis TO HY-dôr
- sentence
KAI LE-gôn KY-ri-e e-LE-ê-son mou TON hyi-ON HO-ti se-lê-ni-A-ze-tai KAI ka-KÔS PAS-khei pol-LA-kis GAR PIP-tei eis TO PYR KAI pol-LA-kis eis TO HY-dôr
Exegesis
The aorist imperative eleeson {ἐλέησόν | eléēson} ‘have mercy’ conveys a decisive plea, with mou {μου | mou} ‘my’ and ton huion {τὸν υἱόν | tòn huión} ‘the son’ specifying personal concern.
Root and etymology
eleēōepsilon–lambda–epsilon–epsilon–omicron–omega
“to show mercy”
In context — Matthew 17:15
He said, “Lord , have mercy on my son, because he suffers from seizures and is badly afflicted; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 17:15, so the Greek word ἐλέησόν (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 Matt.17.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.15.W4.S1) and character.