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Lexicon :: Strong's G3627 - oiktirō

Aa
οἰκτίρω
Transliteration
oiktirō (Key)
Pronunciation
oyk-ti'-ro
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From oiktos (pity)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:159,*

Strong’s Definitions

†οἰκτείρω oikteírō, oyk-ti'-ro; from οἶκτος oîktos (pity); to exercise pity:—have compassion on.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G3627 in the following manner: have compassion on (1x), have compassion (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G3627 in the following manner: have compassion on (1x), have compassion (1x).

  1. to pity, have compassion on

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†οἰκτείρω oikteírō, oyk-ti'-ro; from οἶκτος oîktos (pity); to exercise pity:—have compassion on.
STRONGS G3627:
οἰκτείρω; future (as if from οἰκτειρέω, a form which does not exist) as in the Sept. οἰκτειρήσω, for the earlier οἰκτείρω, see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 741; (Veitch, under the word; Winers Grammar, 88 (84); Buttmann, 64 (56)); (from οἶκτος pity, and this from the interjection οἱ, "Oh!); to pity, have compassion on": τινα, Romans 9:15 (from Exodus 33:19. Homer, Tragg., Aristophanes, Xenophon, Plato, Demosthenes, Lucian, Plutarch, Aelian; the Sept. for חָנַן and רָחַם). (Synonym: see ἐληω, at the end.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
33:19
Romans
9:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3627 matches the Greek οἰκτίρω (oiktirō),
which occurs 27 times in 24 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:19 - The LORD replied, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and I will call out my name, Yahweh,[fn] before you. For I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:50 - Forgive your people who have sinned against you. Forgive all the offenses they have committed against you. Make their captors merciful to them,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:23 - But the LORD was gracious and merciful to the people of Israel, and they were not totally destroyed. He pitied them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day he still has not completely destroyed them or banished them from his presence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:1 -

For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.

Answer me when I call to you,
O God who declares me innocent.
Free me from my troubles.
Have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:21 - The wicked borrow and never repay,
but the godly are generous givers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:5 - O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel,
wake up and punish those hostile nations.
Show no mercy to wicked traitors. Interlude

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:1 -

For the choir director: A psalm[fn] of David useful for teaching, regarding the time David fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and killed 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. To be sung to the tune “Lily of the Testimony.”

You have rejected us, O God, and broken our defenses.
You have been angry with us; now restore us to your favor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 67:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 67:1 -

For the choir director: A song. A psalm, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.

May God be merciful and bless us.
May his face smile with favor on us. Interlude

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:9 - Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Has he slammed the door on his compassion? Interlude

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:13 - You will arise and have mercy on Jerusalem[fn]—
and now is the time to pity her,
now is the time you promised to help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:14 - For your people love every stone in her walls
and cherish even the dust in her streets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:13 - The LORD is like a father to his children,
tender and compassionate to those who fear him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:5 - Good comes to those who lend money generously
and conduct their business fairly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:2 - We keep looking to the LORD our God for his mercy,
just as servants keep their eyes on their master,
as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:10 - The godly care for their animals,
but the wicked are always cruel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:9 - The life of the godly is full of light and joy,
but the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:11 - Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears;
wealth from hard work grows over time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26 - Some people are always greedy for more,
but the godly love to give!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:11 - The people are like the dead branches of a tree,
broken off and used for kindling beneath the cooking pots.
Israel is a foolish and stupid nation,
for its people have turned away from God.
Therefore, the one who made them
will show them no pity or mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:18 - So the LORD must wait for you to come to him
so he can show you his love and compassion.
For the LORD is a faithful God.
Blessed are those who wait for his help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:14 - I will smash them against each other, even parents against children, says the LORD. I will not let my pity or mercy or compassion keep me from destroying them.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:7 - And after all that, says the LORD, I will hand over King Zedekiah, his staff, and everyone else in the city who survives the disease, war, and famine. I will hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and to their other enemies. He will slaughter them and show them no mercy, pity, or compassion.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:32 - Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion
because of the greatness of his unfailing love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:19 - Once again you will have compassion on us.
You will trample our sins under your feet
and throw them into the depths of the ocean!
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