ἀνελεήμων
aneleēmōn
G0415
G:A
Greek
merciless
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Aneleemon describes people listed as lacking mercy in a condemning series of characterizations.
The attested use describes people characterized by an absence of mercy, within a series of negative descriptions in Romans 1:31.
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Characterized by lack of mercy · dominant
In Romans 1:31, the accusative plural masculine form occurs in a series describing people by negative qualities. The APB renders the series, “Foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless,” but its loose wording does not identify a one-to-one English equivalent for this form.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Romans 1:31, the APB presents the term within the sequence “Foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.” Its specific English rendering cannot be isolated with certainty.