1 | Strong's Number: g4698 | Greek: splanchnon |
Bowels:
always in the plural, properly denotes "the physical organs of the intestines," and is once used in this respect, Act 1:18 (for the use by Greeks and Hebrews, see AFFECTION, No. 2). The RV substitutes the following for the word "bowels:" "affections," 2Cr 6:12; "affection," 2Cr 7:15; "tender mercies," Phl 1:8; 2:1; "a heart (of compassion)," Col 3:12; "heart," Phm 1:12, 20; "hearts," Phm 1:7;
"compassion," 1Jo 3:17. The word is rendered "tender" in the AV and RV of Luk 1:78, in connection with the word "mercy."
See AFFECTION, No. 2, COMPASSION, A, No. 2 and B, No. 2.
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