ΟἸΚΤΟΥ, οἰκτου
OIKTOU, oiktou
Sounds Like: OYK-too
Translations: (of) pity, (of) compassion, (of) mercy, (of) a pity, (of) a compassion, (of) a mercy
From the root: ΟΙΚΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the feeling of pity, compassion, or mercy. It describes a deep emotional response to the suffering or distress of others, often leading to a desire to help or alleviate their pain. It is used here in the genitive case, indicating possession or relationship, so it would typically be translated as 'of pity' or 'of compassion'.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3628 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 90:5
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
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
- ΟἸΚΤΟΣ — pity, compassion, mercy, a pity, a compassion, 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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