eléison

eléison

verb

e-lé-i-son · /ɛˈlɛ.i.zɔn/

have mercy

Greek ἐλέησον, the imperative of ἐλεέω “to have mercy”. In Greek it is an aorist: mercy asked for as a single act. Like Kýrie, the word has no entry of its own in the Latin dictionaries.

external dictionary: Logeion