To have compassion
οἰκτείρωStrong’s G3627oikteirō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Oikteirō is the Greek word usually translated “have compassion on” and “may have compassion”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”
Meaning
Usually translated “have compassion on” and “may have compassion”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- i will have compassion on 1
- i may have compassion 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
οἰκτείρω oikteirō · to have compassion
οἰκτείρω (οἶκτος, pity), [in LXX for רָחַם pi., חָנַן, etc. ;] to pity, have compassion on. with accusative of person(s), Rom.9:15 (LXX).† SYN.: ἐλεέω, q.v (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.