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μεστὴ ἐλέους

Replete (literally or figuratively) · compassion (human or divine, especially active)

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μεστός G3324 replete (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation mestós
Full to the brim with something; emphasizes completeness or saturation rather than mere presence.
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ἔλεος G1656 compassion (human or divine, especially active)
Pronunciation éleos
Compassion that moves to action; God's covenant mercy actively extended toward the needy and undeserving.
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What does μεστὴ ἐλέους (mestē eleous) mean in the Bible?

μεστός · ἔλεος is a Greek word meaning "full of mercy".

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Meaning

full of mercy
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 23:28 · Rom 15:14 2×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Jas 3:8 · Jas 3:17 2×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter John 19:29 1×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Rom 1:29 · 2 Pet 2:14 2×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine John 19:29 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter John 21:11 1×
9 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Ephesians 2 — Made Alive by Grace and Made One in Christ Luke 1 — The Promised Savior Announced in the Fullness of Time Luke 10 — The Kingdom Mission Expanded, Mercy Defined, and the Better Portion Chosen Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles Romans 9 — God’s Faithfulness, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel’s Stumbling Over Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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