Lexicon metriopatheó: to hold one's emotions in restraint Original Word: μετριοπαθέωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: metriopatheó Phonetic Spelling: (met-ree-op-ath-eh'-o) Short Definition: I bear gently with, have compassion Definition: I bear gently with, have compassion. HELPS word-Studies 3356 metriopathéō(from metrios, "mediating," derived from metri, "an instrument for measuring" and 3806 /páthos, "feeling") – properly, to feel appropriately, i.e. with divinely-measured intensity ("God-controlled moderation"). 3356 /metriopathéō ("feel with divinely-measured intensity") expresses discriminating feeling (empathy) which is not too severe or too tolerant. 3356 (metriopathéō), used only in Heb 5:2, ultimately refers to the ministry of Christ. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the same as metriós and pathosDefinitionto hold one's emotions in restraint NASB Translationdeal gently (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 3356: μετριοπαθέωμετριοπαθέω, μετριοπάθω; ((cf. Winer's Grammar, 101 (95)); from μετριοπαθής, adhering to the true measure in one's passions or emotions; ἔφη (viz., Aristotle) τόν σοφόν μή εἶναι μέν ἀπαθη, μετριοπαθη δέ, ( Diogenes Laërtius 5, 31; μετριοπαθεια, moderation in passions or emotions, especially anger and grief, is opposed to the ἀπάθεια of the Stoics; from μέτριος and πάθος); equivalent to μετρίως or κατά τό μέτρον πάσχω, to be affected moderately or in due measure; to preserve moderation in the passions, especially in anger or grief ( Philo de Abrah. § 44; de Josepho § 5; ( Josephus, Antiquities 12, 3, 2; others)); hence, of one who is not unduly disturbed by the errors, faults, sins, of others, but bears with them gently; like other verbs of emotion (cf. Krüger, § 48, 8), with a dative of the person toward whom the feeling is exercised: Hebrews 5:2; cf. the full discussion by Bleek at the passage.
Strong's have compassion. From a compound of the base of metrios and pathos; to be moderate in passion, i.e. Gentle (to treat indulgently) -- have compassion. see GREEK metrios see GREEK pathos |
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