What does σπλάγχνον · οἰκτιρμός mean in the Bible?
σπλάγχνον · οἰκτιρμός is a Greek phrase meaning "heart of compassion, tender mercy".
Greek · G4698, G3628
σπλάγχνον οἰκτιρμοῦ
An intestine (plural); figuratively, pity or sympathy · pity
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σπλάγχνον G4698 an intestine (plural); figuratively, pity or sympathy
Pronunciation splánchnon
Emotional compassion and mercy literally rooted in the bowels, NT's seat of deepest human feeling
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οἰκτιρμός G3628 pity
Pronunciation oiktirmós
Deep feeling of compassion arising from the bowels; God's merciful nature toward human suffering and need.
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What does σπλάγχνον οἰκτιρμοῦ (splanchna oiktirmou) mean in the Bible?
σπλάγχνον · οἰκτιρμός is a Greek phrase meaning "heart of compassion, tender mercy".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4698, G3628?
G4698, G3628 is connected to 11 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. heart of compassion, tender mercy
Source Gloss
heart of compassion, tender mercy
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 11 Case pattern Accusative (5) Number pattern Plural (11)
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Acts 1:18 · 2 Cor 7:15 · Phil 2:1 · Phlm 1:7 4×
Dative · Plural · Neuter 2 Cor 6:12 · Phil 1:8 2×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Luke 1:78 · Col 3:12 · Phlm 1:12 · Phlm 1:20 · 1 John 3:17 5×
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain