σπλαγχνίζω
splagchnizōVerbG4697
to pity
From: middle voice from G4698 (σπλάγχνον);
Short Definition
to have the bowels yearn, i.e. (figuratively) feel sympathy, to pity
Full Lexicon Entry
to be moved as to the *σπλάγχνα *(which see), hence, to feel pity or compassion: absol.; ptcp., σπλαγχνισθείς, with indic.; ἐπί, with accusative; ωερί. (The word is elsewhere found only in Sm: , Test. Zeb.; see Thayer; MM, xxiii quote Thumb, Hellen., 123 as practically confirming Lft. on, in the suggestion that the verb was a coinage of the Jewish dispersion.)
LXX Usage: (act., -ίζω): A, (= -εύω) *
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology G:V
DescriptionGreek Verb
Occurrences
12 timesAppears 12 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Matthew
5
Mark
4
Luke
3
Key Passages
- Luke 10:33
- Luke 7:13
- Matthew 15:32
- Matthew 20:34
- Mark 1:41
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