What does κύριος · ἐλεέω · ἡμᾶς mean in the Bible?
e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)".
Greek · G2962, G1653, G2248
Κύριε, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς
Lord: God · to compassionate (by word or deed, specially, by divine grace) · us
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κύριος G2962 lord: God
Pronunciation kýrios
One who possesses ultimate authority; in NT, distinctively applied to the risen Jesus Christ alongside God.
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ἐλεέω G1653 to compassionate (by word or deed, specially, by divine grace)
Pronunciation eleéō
Compassionate action expressing divine mercy, not mere sentiment; emphasizes concrete assistance.
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ἡμᾶς G2248 us
Pronunciation hēmâs
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What does Κύριε, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς (Kyrie, eleēson hēmas) mean in the Bible?
κύριος · ἐλεέω · ἡμᾶς is a Greek phrase meaning "supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2962, G1653, G2248?
G2962, G1653, G2248 is connected to 713 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Source Gloss
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 9 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 9 Aligned forms 713 Case pattern Genitive (242) Number pattern Singular (699)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 10:25 · Matt 12:8 · Matt 18:25 · Matt 18:27 · Matt 18:32 · Matt 18:34 · Matt 20:8 · Matt 21:3 · Matt 21:40 · Matt 22:44 · Matt 24:42 · Matt 24:45 · Matt 24:46 · Matt 24:48 · Matt 24:50 · Matt 25:19 176×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Luke 19:33 · Acts 16:19 · 1 Cor 8:5 · Eph 6:9 · Col 4:1 5×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:20 · Matt 1:22 · Matt 1:24 · Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 2:19 · Matt 3:3 · Matt 9:38 · Matt 21:9 · Matt 21:42 · Matt 23:39 · Matt 25:18 · Matt 25:21 · Matt 25:23 · Matt 28:2 · Mark 1:3 239×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 15:27 · Rev 17:14 · Rev 19:16 3×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:33 · Matt 18:31 · Matt 22:44 · Mark 12:36 · Luke 1:17 · Luke 2:22 · Luke 2:23 · Luke 14:21 · Luke 16:5 · Luke 17:5 · Luke 20:42 · Acts 2:34 · Acts 5:14 · Acts 11:23 · Acts 11:24 · Acts 13:2 99×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 6:24 · Luke 16:13 · Acts 16:16 · Eph 6:5 · Col 3:22 5×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 4:7 · Matt 4:10 · Matt 10:24 · Matt 22:37 · Matt 22:43 · Matt 22:45 · Mark 12:30 · Mark 12:37 · Luke 1:16 · Luke 1:46 · Luke 4:8 · Luke 4:12 · Luke 7:19 · Luke 10:27 · Luke 12:36 · Luke 19:8 67×
Vocative · Singular · Masculine Matt 7:21 · Matt 7:22 · Matt 8:2 · Matt 8:6 · Matt 8:8 · Matt 8:21 · Matt 8:25 · Matt 9:28 · Matt 11:25 · Matt 13:27 · Matt 14:28 · Matt 14:30 · Matt 15:22 · Matt 15:25 · Matt 15:27 · Matt 16:22 118×
Vocative · Plural · Masculine Acts 16:30 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 32 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 22 present 6 perfect 2 future 2
Voice
active 23 passive 9
Mood
imperative 13 indicative 10 participle 5 subjunctive 3 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:7 ἐλεηθήσονται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 9:27 Ἐλέησον aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 15:22 Ἐλέησόν aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 17:15 ἐλέησόν aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 18:33 ἐλεῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 18:33 ἠλέησα aorist active indicative completed Matthew 20:30 ἐλέησον aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 20:31 ἐλέησον aorist active imperative imperative Mark 5:19 ἠλέησέν aorist active indicative completed Mark 10:47 ἐλέησόν aorist active imperative imperative Mark 10:48 ἐλέησόν aorist active imperative imperative Luke 16:24 ἐλέησόν aorist active imperative imperative Luke 17:13 ἐλέησον aorist active imperative imperative Luke 18:38 ἐλέησόν aorist active imperative imperative Luke 18:39 ἐλέησόν aorist active imperative imperative Romans 9:15 Ἐλεήσω future active indicative prospective Romans 9:15 ἐλεῶ present active subjunctive subjunctive Romans 9:16 ἐλεῶντος present active participle participle Romans 9:18 ἐλεεῖ present active indicative ongoing Romans 11:30 ἠλεήθητε aorist passive indicative completed Romans 11:31 ἐλεηθῶσιν aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Romans 11:32 ἐλεήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Romans 12:8 ἐλεῶν present active participle participle 1 Corinthians 7:25 ἠλεημένος perfect passive participle participle 2 Corinthians 4:1 ἠλεήθημεν aorist passive indicative completed Philippians 2:27 ἠλέησεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Timothy 1:13 ἠλεήθην aorist passive indicative completed 1 Timothy 1:16 ἠλεήθην aorist passive indicative completed 1 Peter 2:10 ἠλεημένοι perfect passive participle participle 1 Peter 2:10 ἐλεηθέντες aorist passive participle participle Jude 1:22 ἐλεᾶτε present active imperative imperative Jude 1:23 ἐλεᾶτε present active imperative imperative
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain