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Affection/entrails

σπλάγχνονStrong’s G4698

splagchnon

Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament

In short

Splagchnon is the Greek word usually translated “affections”, “hearts” and “heart”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.

“For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.”
Philemon 1:7 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “affections”, “hearts” and “heart”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • affections 4
  • hearts 2
  • heart 2
  • intestines 1
  • affection 1
  • very heart 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Philemon 3
  • 2 Corinthians 2
  • Philippians 2
  • Luke 1
  • Acts 1
  • Colossians 1

7 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
All 11 verses, by book
Luke 1
1:78
Acts 1
1:18
2 Corinthians 2
6:127:15
Philippians 2
1:82:1
Colossians 1
3:12
Philemon 3
1:71:121:20
1 John 1
3:17
Greek dictionary

σπλάγχνον splagchnon · affection/entrails

σπλάγχνον, -ου, τό mostly (in NT always) in pl., σπλάγχνα, -ων, τά, [in LXX: Pro.12:10 (רַחַם, elsewhere rendered by οἰκτιρμοί, Psa.25:6 40:12 and by ἔλεος, Isa.47:6), Pro.26:22 (בֶּטֶן), Wis.10:5, Sir.30:7, 2Ma.9:5 (6), al. ;] …

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “affection” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

AFFEC'TION, noun

  1. The state of being affected. [Little used.]
  2. Passion; but more generally,
  3. A bent of mind towards a particular object, holding a middle place between disposition, which is natural, and passion, which is excited by the presence of its exciting object. affection is a permanent bent of the mind, formed by the presence of an object, or by some act of another person, and existing without the presence of its object.
  4. In a more particular sense, a settle good will, love or zealous attachment; as, the affection of a parent for his child.
All definitions
  1. Desire; inclination; propensity, good or evil; as, virtuous or vile affections. Romans 1:31Galatians 5:24
  2. In a general sense, an attribute, quality or property, which is inseparable from its object; as, love, fear and hope are affections of the mind; figure, weight, etc., are affections of bodies.
  3. Among physicians, a disease, or any particular morbid state of the body; as, a gouty affection; hysteric affection
  4. In painting, a lively representation of passion.

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.