σπλάγχνον
splánchnon
“an intestine (plural); figuratively, pity or sympathy”
11 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
an intestine (plural); figuratively, pity or sympathy
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
the chief intestines, viscera; the entrails, bowels, Acts 1:18; met. the heart, the affections of the heart, the tender affections, Lk. 1:78; 2 Cor. 6:12; 7:15; Phil. 1:8, 2:1; Col. 3:12; Phlm. 7, 20; 1 Jn. 3:17; meton. a cherished one, dear as one’s self, Phlm. 12*
Translated in KJV as
bowelsinward affection+ tender mercy
Etymology
probably strengthened from (the "spleen");
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