ΟἸΚΤΟΣ, οἰκτος
OIKTOS, oiktos
Sounds Like: OYK-tos
Translations: pity, compassion, mercy, a pity, a compassion, a mercy
From the root: ΟΙΚΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a feeling of deep sympathy or compassion for the suffering or misfortune of others. It implies a sense of sorrow or distress at another's plight, often leading to a desire to alleviate their suffering. It is typically used in contexts where someone feels or shows mercy or pity towards another.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3628 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 3:11, 15:9
- Book Two — 10:15, 16:68, 21:18
- Book Three — 7:72
- Book Five — 10:14
- Book Six — 3:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΙΚΤΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΟἸΚΤΙΣΤΟΣ — most pitiful, most wretched, most miserable
- ΟἸΚΤΟΝ — pity, compassion, mercy, a pity, a compassion, a mercy
- ΟἸΚΤΟΥ — (of) pity, (of) compassion, (of) mercy, (of) a pity, (of) a compassion, (of) a mercy
- ΟἸΚΤΩ — (to) pity, (to) compassion, (to) mercy
- ΟΙΚΤΙΣΤΟΣ — most pitiful, most compassionate, most merciful
- ΟΙΚΤΟΝ — pity, compassion, mercy, a pity, a compassion, a mercy
- ΟΙΚΤΟΣ — pity, compassion, mercy, a pity, a compassion, a mercy
- ΟΙΚΤΟΥ — of pity, of compassion, of mercy, of commiseration
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