ΠΛΑΓΧΝ, πλαγχν
PLAGCHN, plagchn
Sounds Like: SPLAGKH-non
Translations: bowels, inward parts, affections, compassion, pity, a heart, an inner being
From the root: ΣΠΛΑΓΧΝΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the inner organs, specifically the bowels or intestines, which were anciently believed to be the seat of emotions and affections. Therefore, it can also metaphorically refer to deep feelings of compassion, pity, or love. It is often used in the plural form. The provided word 'ΠΛΑΓΧΝ' appears to be a truncated or incomplete form of 'ΣΠΛΑΓΧΝΟΝ' (splagchnon), likely due to a scribal error or a specific grammatical context where the ending is omitted or implied.
Inflection: Singular or Plural, Nominative, Accusative, Genitive, or Dative; Neuter
Strong’s number: G4698 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Unknown: Yes
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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, ΣΠΛΑΓΧΝΟΝ.
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.
- ΠΛΑΓΧ — bowels, intestines, heart, affections, compassion, pity
- ΣΠΛΑΓΝΑ — bowels, entrails, affections, heart, compassion, mercy
- ΣΠΛΑΓΧΑ — bowels, inward parts, affections, compassion, heart
- ΣΠΛΑΓΧΝ — bowels, inward parts, affections, heart, compassion, pity
- ΣΠΛΑΓΧΝΑ — bowels, intestines, affections, compassion, pity
- ΣΠΛΑΓΧΝΟΙΣ — bowels, inward parts, affections, heart, compassion, pity
- ΣΠΛΑΓΧΝΟΝ — bowels, inward parts, affections, compassion, pity, a bowel, an inward part
- ΣΠΛΑΓΧΝΟΥ — of inward parts, of bowels, of affections, of compassion, of mercy
- ΣΠΛΑΓΧΝΩ — inward parts, bowels, affections, compassion, a heart, a feeling
- ΣΠΛΑΓΧΝΩΝ — (of) bowels, (of) intestines, (of) inner organs, (of) affections, (of) compassion, (of) heart
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