eleeinos describes a condition regarded as deeply pitiable, whether among all people or in a self-deceived individual.

The two occurrences present a pitiable condition: in 1 Corinthians 15:19 it marks people whose hope is limited to this life, while in Revelation 3:17 it characterizes a person unaware of his needy condition.

1. Pitiable condition · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 15:19, the nominative plural masculine comparative form occurs in the statement that those who have hoped in Christ only in this life are in the most pitiable condition among people; the APB renders the clause, "we are of all people most to be pitied." In Revelation 3:17, the nominative singular masculine form characterizes the one who claims self-sufficiency yet does not know his condition; the APB includes "pitiful" among the descriptions of that person.

   1 Corinthians 15:19Revelation 3:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the clause in 1 Corinthians 15:19 as "most to be pitied" and includes "pitiful" in Revelation 3:17. These renderings show the verse-level presentation rather than a precise lexical mapping.