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Lexicon :: Strong's G4698 - splagchnon

Aa
σπλάγχνον
Transliteration
splagchnon (Key)
Pronunciation
splangkh'-non
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably strengthened from splen (the "spleen")
mGNT
11x in 2 unique form(s) TR
11x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
3x in 3 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:548,1067

Strong’s Definitions

σπλάγχνον splánchnon, splangkh'-non; probably strengthened from σπλήν splḗn (the "spleen"); an intestine (plural); figuratively, pity or sympathy:—bowels, inward affection, + tender mercy.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G4698 in the following manner: bowels (9x), inward affection (1x), tender mercy (with G1656) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G4698 in the following manner: bowels (9x), inward affection (1x), tender mercy (with G1656) (1x).

  1. bowels, intestines, (the heart, lungs, liver, etc.)

    1. bowels

    2. the bowels were regarded as the seat of the more violent passions, such as anger and love; but by the Hebrews as the seat of the tenderer affections, esp. kindness, benevolence, compassion; hence our heart (tender mercies, affections, etc.)

    3. a heart in which mercy resides

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σπλάγχνον splánchnon, splangkh'-non; probably strengthened from σπλήν splḗn (the "spleen"); an intestine (plural); figuratively, pity or sympathy:—bowels, inward affection, + tender mercy.
STRONGS G4698:
σπλάγχνον, σπλαγχνου, τό, and (only so in the N. T.) plural σπλάγχνα, σπλάγχνων, τά, Hebrew רַחֲמִים, bowels, intestines (the heart, lungs, liver, etc.);
a. properly: Acts 1:18 (2 Macc. 9:5f; 4 Macc. 5:29, and in Greek writings from Homer down).
b. in the Greek poets from Aeschylus down the bowels were regarded as the seat of the more violent passions, such as anger and love; but by the Hebrews as the seat of the tenderer affections, especially kindness, benevolence, compassion (cf. Lightfoot on Philippians 1:8; Winers Grammar, 18); hence, equivalent to our heart (tender mercies, affections, etc. (cf. B. D. American edition under the word )): 1 John 3:17 (on which see κλείω); 2 Corinthians 6:12; Philippians 2:1 (here G L T Tr WH εἰ τίς σπλάγχνα; Buttmann, 81 (71), cf. Green 109; Lightfoot at the passage); σπλάγχνα ἐλέους (genitive of quality (cf. Winers Grammar, 611 (568); so Test xii. Patr., test. Zab. §§ 7, 8)), a heart in which mercy resides (heart of mercy), Luke 1:78; also σπλάγχνα οἰκτιρμοῦ (Rec. οἰκτίρμων), Colossians 3:12; τά σπλάγχνα αὐτοῦ περισσοτέρως εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐστιν, his heart is the more abundantly devoted to you, 2 Corinthians 7:15; ἐπιποθῶ ὑμᾶς ἐν σπλάγχνοις Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ, in the heart (R. V. tender mercies) of Christ, i. e. prompted by the same love as Christ Jesus, Philippians 1:8; ἀναπαύειν τά σπλάγχνα τίνος, to refresh one's soul or heart, Philemon 1:7, 20; τά σπλάγχνα ἡμῶν, my very heart, i. e. whom I dearly love, Philemon 1:12 (so Darius calls his mother and children his own bowels in Curt. 4, 14, 22. meum corculum, Plautus Cas. 4, 4, 14; meum cor, id. Poen. 1, 2, 154; (cf. Lightfoot on Philemon, at the passage cited)). The Hebrew רַחֲמִים is translated by the Sept. now ὀικιρμοι, Psalm 24:6 (Ps. 25:6); Psalm 39:12 (Ps. 40:12), now ἔλεος, Isaiah 47:6; once σπλάγχνα, Proverbs 12:10.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
24:6; 25:6; 39:12; 40:12
Proverbs
12:10
Isaiah
47:6
Luke
1:78
Acts
1:18
2 Corinthians
6:12; 7:15
Philippians
1:8; 1:8; 2:1
Colossians
3:12
Philemon
1:7; 1:12; 1:20
1 John
3:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4698 matches the Greek σπλάγχνον (splagchnon),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:78

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:78 - Because of the loving mercies of our God, by which the dawn from heaven has come to us,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:18 - (Now this man, with the reward of his evil-doing, got for himself a field, and falling head first, came to a sudden and violent end there.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:12 - It is not our feelings to you which are narrow, but yours to us.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:15 - And his love to you is the more increased by his memory of you all, how you gave way to his authority, and how you took him to your hearts with fear and honour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:8 - For God is my witness, how my love goes out to you all in the loving mercies of Christ Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 2:1 - If then there is any comfort in Christ, any help given by love, any uniting of hearts in the Spirit, any loving mercies and pity,

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:12 - As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:7 - For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:12 - Whom I have sent back to you, him who is my very heart:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:20 - So brother, let me have joy of you in the Lord: give new life to my heart in Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:17 - But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him?
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