GreekG3627Verb
οἰκτείρω
oikteirō
“to have compassion”
1Occurrences
G3627Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to exercise pity
from (pity);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to pity, have compassion on. with accusative of person(s), (LXX).
Synonyms
ἐλεέω, q.v
LXX: for רָחַם pi., חָנַן, etc.
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
G:V
Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
οἰκτείρω appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Romans
1
Key Passages
Romans 9:15BSB
For He says to Moses:“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.