σπλάγχνον
splagchnonNoun (Neuter)G4698
affection/entrails
From: probably strengthened from (the "spleen");
Short Definition
an intestine (plural); figuratively, pity or sympathy
Full Lexicon Entry
in pl., σπλάγχνα, -ων, τά, the inward parts (heart, liver, lungs, etc.; Lat. viscera). Metaphorical, of the seat of the feelings and of the feelings themselves (in Gk. poets, of anger, anxiety, etc.), the heart, affections (the characteristic LXX and NT reference of the word to feelings of kindness, benevolence and pity, is found in π.; see MM, xxiii; cf. Lft. on ): 20; σ. οἰκτιρμοῦ; σ. καὶ οἰκτιρμοὶ; σ. ἐλέους θεοῦ; ἡμῶν; σ. Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ.
LXX Usage: (רַחַם, elsewhere rendered by οἰκτιρμοί and by ἔλεος, ), (בֶּטֶן), (6)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Neuter)
Morphology G:N-N
DescriptionGreek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
11 timesAppears 11 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Philemon
3
2 Corinthians
2
Philippians
2
1 John
1
Acts
1
Key Passages
- 1 John 3:17
- 2 Corinthians 7:15
- Colossians 3:12
- Philemon 1:7
- Philemon 1:20
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