ΟΙΚΤΟΣ, οικτος
OIKTOS, oiktos
Sounds Like: OIK-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 denotes a heartfelt concern that often moves one to action or a desire to alleviate distress. It is used to describe the emotional response of mercy or pity.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3628 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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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
- 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
- ΟΙΚΤΟΥ — of pity, of compassion, of mercy, of commiseration
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