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ἐλεεινός

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἐλεεινός, ή, όν
Greek transliteration: 
eleeinos
Simplified transliteration: 
eleeinos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1652
GK Number: 
1795
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
a-1a(2a)
Gloss: 
pitiful
Definition: 
pitiable, wretched, miserable, 1 Cor. 15:19; Rev. 3:17*

Greek-English Concordance for ἐλεεινός

1 Corinthians 15:19 If our hope in Christ is for this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied (eleeinoteroi | ἐλεεινότεροι | nom pl masc comparative).
Revelation 3:17 Because you say, ‘I am rich and have prospered; I need nothing,’ but do not realize that you are wretched, miserable (eleeinos | ἐλεεινός | nom sg masc), poor, blind, and naked,