Lexicon oiktirmón: merciful Original Word: οἰκτίρμων, ονPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: oiktirmón Phonetic Spelling: (oyk-tir'-mone) Short Definition: compassionate, merciful Definition: compassionate, merciful. HELPS word-Studies Cognate: 3629 oiktírmōn (an adjective, derived from 3627 /oikteírō, "express visceral-compassions") – compassionate, experiencing deep pity (lamentation) as God has for people who look to Him for help in their difficult situations. See 3628 (oiktirmos). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom oiktiróDefinitionmerciful NASB Translationmerciful (3).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 3629: οἰκτίρμωνοἰκτίρμων, οἰκτιρμόν, genitive ὀικτιρμονος ( ὀκτείρω), merciful: Luke 6:36; James 5:11. ( Theocritus, 15, 75; Anth. 7, 359, 1 (Epigr. Anth. Pal. Append. 223, 5); the Sept. for רַחוּם.) ("In classic Greek only a poetic term for the more common ἐλεήμων." Schmidt iii., p. 580.)
Strong's merciful, of tender mercy. From oikteiro; compassionate -- merciful, of tender mercy. see GREEK oikteiro |
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