ΣΠΛΑΓΧΝΙΣΘΕΙΣ, σπλαγχνισθεις
SPLAGCHNISTHEIS, splagchnistheis
Sounds Like: splang-khni-STHAYS
Translations: having been moved with compassion, having felt pity, having had mercy
From the root: ΣΠΛΑΓΧΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb (Participle)
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'splagchnizomai', meaning to be moved with compassion or to feel pity. It describes someone who has experienced a deep, visceral feeling of empathy or mercy, often leading to an action of help or relief. It is frequently used in the New Testament to describe Jesus's emotional response to suffering.
Inflection: Aorist, Passive, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Singular
Strong’s number: G4697 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Pseudo Clement of Rome
- Clement’s Second Letter — 1:7
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 8 — 11:1
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΠΛΑΓΧΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΕΣΠΛΑΓΧΙΣΘΗ — he had compassion, she had compassion, it had compassion, he was moved with compassion, she was moved with compassion, it was moved with compassion, he felt pity, she felt pity, it felt pity
- ΕΣΠΛΑΓΧΝΙΣΘΗ — he had compassion, he felt pity, he was moved with pity, he was moved with compassion
- ΣΠΛΑΓΧΕΙΣ — you have compassion, you feel pity, you are moved with compassion
- ΣΠΛΑΓΧΝΙΖΕΤΑΙ — he has compassion, he feels pity, he is moved with compassion
- ΣΠΛΑΓΧΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ — to have compassion, to feel pity, to be moved with compassion, to have mercy
- ΣΠΛΑΓΧΝΙΖΟΜΕΝΟΣ — having compassion, being moved with pity, feeling sympathy
- ΣΠΛΑΓΧΝΙΣΘΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will be moved with compassion, will feel pity, will have mercy
- ΣΠΛΑΓΧΝΙΣΘΙΣ — have compassion, be moved with pity, feel sympathy, be moved in one's bowels
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