Compassion
οἰκτιρμόςStrong’s G3628oiktirmos
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Oiktirmos is the Greek word usually translated “compassions”, “compassion” and “mercies”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.”
Meaning
Usually translated “compassions”, “compassion” and “mercies”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- compassions 2
- of compassions 1
- of compassion 1
- mercies 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Philippians 1
- Colossians 1
- Hebrews 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 1:3Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
- Philippians 2:1If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
- Colossians 3:12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
- Hebrews 10:28He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
Greek dictionary
οἰκτιρμός oiktirmos · compassion
οἰκτιρμός, -οῦ, ὁ (οἰκτείρω), [in LXX, usually in pl., chiefly for רַחַם ;] compassion, pity. σπλάγχνα οἰκτιρμοῦ, a heart of compassion, Col.3:12; in pl. (as LXX for Heb. רַחַם), οἰ. τ. θεοῦ, Rom.12:1, Heb.10:28; ό πατὴρ τῶν οἰ, 2Co.1:3; σπλάγχνα κ. οἰ., Php.2:1.† SYN.: ἔλεος, q.v (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “compassion” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
COMPASSION, noun
- A suffering with another; painful sympathy; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration. compassion is a mixed passion, compounded of love and sorrow; at least some portion of love generally attends the pain or regret, or is excited by it.“He being full of compassion forgave their iniquity” Psalms 78:38“His father had compassion and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him” Luke 15:20
All definitions and other forms of “compassion”
COMPASSION, verb transitive
To pity.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.