εὔσπλαγχνος
eúsplanchnos · G2155 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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compassionate
Pertaining to being affectionate and compassionate
ExamplesEphesians 4:32 Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.
1 Peter 3:8 To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, loving, compassionate, and humble;
How it’s used
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- οἰκτίρμων oiktírmōn · G3629 · merciful, compassionate
- οἰκτίρμων is a closely related adjective meaning 'compassionate' or 'merciful,' derived from οἶκτος (pity). Like εὔσπλαγχνος, it describes a disposition of sympathy and mercy toward others. Both terms appear in contexts describing God's character or the expected character of believers. They are not cognates (different root families) but occupy nearly identical semantic space.
In the other Testament 1 word
- רַחוּם rachûwm · H7349 · compassionate
- רַחוּם is the standard Hebrew adjective for 'compassionate' or 'merciful,' frequently used of God (e.g., Exod 34:6, 'the LORD, compassionate and gracious'), expressing the same core semantic content as εὔσπλαγχνος—a disposition of tender mercy and sympathy. Both describe an internal quality of compassion that moves one to act mercifully toward others.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Compassionate25.51
- In Ephesians 4:32, believers are told, “Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you,” using this word for a tender, compassionate heart.
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἐυσπλαγχνον (εὖ and σπλάγχνον, which see), properly, having strong bowels; once so in…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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