What does πολύσπλαγχνος (polýsplanchnos) mean in the Bible?
πολύσπλαγχνος (polýsplanchnos): Rare compound emphasizing visceral compassion rooted in deep emotional response, not mere sentiment
Greek · G4184
πολύσπλαγχνος
πολύσπλαγχνος (polýsplanchnos): Rare compound emphasizing visceral compassion rooted in deep emotional response, not mere sentiment
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πολύσπλαγχνοςG4184
Pronunciationpolýsplanchnos
What does πολύσπλαγχνος (polýsplanchnos) mean in the Bible?
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How does the BSB render G4184?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include full of compassion (1).
Where does πολύσπλαγχνος (polýsplanchnos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at James 5:11. Its strongest book concentrations include James (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itfull of compassion1×James 5:11
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Usage map
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First aligned rowJames 5:11
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
James1
Source forms
πολύσπλαγχνός1xpolysplanchnosJames 5:11
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular1xJames 5:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Rare compound emphasizing visceral compassion rooted in deep emotional response, not mere sentiment
Strong'sG4184
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Study linkJames 5:7–11Source Gloss
extremely compassionate
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Rare compound emphasizing visceral compassion rooted in deep emotional response, not mere sentiment
(πολύς, σπλάγχνον), very pitiful: Jas.5:11.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
James 5:11Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
πολύσπλαγχνόςpolusplagcnov
very compassionate
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms1Case patternNominative (1)Number patternSingular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineJas 5:111×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
full of compassion
Word Origins
πολύσπλαγχνος is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Highlights God’s merciful character amid suffering.James 5:7–11