ἀνίλεως G0448
merciless, unmerciful, without compassion
This adjective (variant of ἀνελεήμων) describes one who shows no mercy. James uses it in James 2:13 to warn that 'judgment is merciless to one who has shown no mercy.' The alpha-privative negates mercy (ἔλεος), creating a term for pitiless treatment of others. This is not temperamental harshness but deliberate refusal to show compassion. Spanish 'sin-misericordia' (without mercy), French 'ἀνέλεος,' and German 'unbarmherzig' (unmerciful) all emphasize the absence of compassion. James's point is that God's judgment will mirror our treatment of others.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Without mercy (Jas 2:13). James warns that 'judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy.' The term describes not mere strictness but active refusal of compassion to those who need it. The context addresses favoring the rich over the poor—showing partiality is mercilessness toward the disadvantaged. The universal translation choice of 'merciless/without mercy' indicates this is categorical absence, not merely insufficient mercy. But James adds: 'Mercy triumphs over judgment'—showing mercy breaks the cycle of merciless judgment. 1×
AR["بِلا-رَحمَةٍ"]·ben["দয়াহীন"]·DE["unbarmherzig"]·EN["merciless"]·FR["ἀνέλεος"]·heb["חֲסַר־רַחֲמִים"]·HI["बिना-दया"]·ID["tanpa-belas-kasihan"]·IT["aneleos"]·jav["tanpa-welas"]·KO["무자비하다"]·PT["sem-misericórdia"]·RU["немилостивый"]·ES["sin-misericordia"]·SW["bila-huruma"]·TR["merhametsiz"]·urd["بے-رحم"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
ἀνίλεως [ῑ], ων, Attic dialect for ἀνίλαος (not in use), unmerciful, NT+2nd c.AD+