Strong G4698σπλάγχνον
affection/entrails
- Transliteration
- splagchnon
- Pronunciation
- splangkh'-non
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
Probably strengthened from σπλήν
splēn
(the spleen); an intestine (plural); figuratively pity or sympathy: - bowels inward affection + tender mercy.
splēn
(the spleen); an intestine (plural); figuratively pity or sympathy: - bowels inward affection + tender mercy.
Detailed definition
σπλάγχνον, -ου, τό mostly (in NT always) in pl., σπλάγχνα, -ων, τά,
[in LXX: Pro.12:10 (רַחַם, elsewhere rendered by οἰκτιρμοί, Psa.25:6 40:12 and by ἔλεος, Isa.47:6), Pro.26:22 (בֶּטֶן), Wis.10:5, Sir.30:7, 2Ma.9:5 (6), al.;]
the inward parts (heart, liver, lungs, etc.; Lat. viscera): Act.1:18. Metaphorical, of the seat of the feelings and of the feelings themselves (in Gk. poets, of anger, anxiety, etc.), the heart, affections (the characteristic LXX and NT reference of the word to feelings of kindness, benevolence and pity, is found in π.; see MM, xxiii; cf. Lft. on Php.1:8): 2Co.6:12 7:15, Phm 7 12 20, 1Jn.3:17; σ. οἰκτιρμοῦ, Col.3:12; σ. καὶ οἰκτιρμοὶ, Php.2:1; σ. ἐλέους θεοῦ; ἡμῶν, Luk.1:78; σ. Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ, Php.1:8.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Pro.12:10 (רַחַם, elsewhere rendered by οἰκτιρμοί, Psa.25:6 40:12 and by ἔλεος, Isa.47:6), Pro.26:22 (בֶּטֶן), Wis.10:5, Sir.30:7, 2Ma.9:5 (6), al.;]
the inward parts (heart, liver, lungs, etc.; Lat. viscera): Act.1:18. Metaphorical, of the seat of the feelings and of the feelings themselves (in Gk. poets, of anger, anxiety, etc.), the heart, affections (the characteristic LXX and NT reference of the word to feelings of kindness, benevolence and pity, is found in π.; see MM, xxiii; cf. Lft. on Php.1:8): 2Co.6:12 7:15, Phm 7 12 20, 1Jn.3:17; σ. οἰκτιρμοῦ, Col.3:12; σ. καὶ οἰκτιρμοὶ, Php.2:1; σ. ἐλέους θεοῦ; ἡμῶν, Luk.1:78; σ. Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ, Php.1:8.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4698 appears in 11 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- bowel9
- affection1
- tender1
First verses
- Luke 1:78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
- Acts 1:18Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
- 2 Corinthians 6:12Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.
- 2 Corinthians 7:15And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.
- Philippians 1:8For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
- Philippians 2:1If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
- Colossians 3:12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
- Philemon 1:7For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
- Philemon 1:12Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:
- Philemon 1:20Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.
- 1 John 3:17But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
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Detailed Greek dictionary
σπλάγχνον, τό,
mostly in plural σπλάγχνα (σπλάγχανα [Refs (“SIG” 1002))], inward parts, especially the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, which in sacrifices were reserved to be eaten by the sacrificers at the beginning of their feast (distinguished from ἔντερα, κοιλίη, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1221, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.40, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 667b3))]; σπλάγχνα πάσαντο[Refs 8th c.BC+ (lines 1.464, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 3.9)]; δῶκε δ᾽ ἄρα σπλάγχνων μοίρας[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 40; σπλάγχνα δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ σπτήσαντες ἐνώμων 20.252, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 1105 (hexameters))]: hence, sacrificial feast, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Eq.” 410, “V.” 654, “SIG” 1002.4 (Milet., 5th-4th c.BC), 1044.39 (Halic., 4th-3rd c.BC), “Test.Epict.” 6.17, etc.; also as used in divination, σπλάγχνων τε λειότητα 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 493, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 212, “El.” 828, 838, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.160.)]
2 any part of the inwards, ὑπὸ σπλάγχνων ἐλθεῖν to come from the womb, of a babe, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 6.43, compare “N.” 1.35; τῶν σῶν.. ἐκ σπλάγχνων ἕνα 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1066; μητρὸς ἐν σπλάγχνοις “IG” 14.1977)]: so in singular, τὸ κοινὸν σ. οὗ πεφύκαμεν [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 1036)]; of the lungs, μόχθοις ἀνδροκμῆσι φυσιᾷ σ. [Refs ([prev. author] “Eu.” 249)]; τοῦ γείτονος αὐτῷ (i.e. τῷ ἥπατι) σπλάγχνου, of the spleen, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 72c.)]
3 οἱ παῖδες (children) σπλάγχνα λέγονται [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Artemidorus Daldianus Onirocriticus 1.44, compare 5.57.)]
II metaphorically (like heart), the seat of the feelings, affections, especially of anger, σ. θερμῆναι κότῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 844)]; τὰ σ. ἀγανακτεῖ[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 1006; μομφὰς ὑπὸ σπλάγχνοις ἔχειν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 1009: generally, of anxiety, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 995 (Lyric poetry); σπλάγχνα δέ μου κελαινοῦται [prev. author] “Ch.” 413 (Lyric poetry))]; of love, ἐκύμηνε τὰ σ. ἔρωτι καρδίην ἀνοιστρηθείς [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 1.56; παιδὸς ὑπὸ σπλάγχνοισιν ἔχει πόθον 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 7.99, compare 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 11.35, “Anthologia Graeca” 5.55 (3rd c.BC: Dioscorides Epigrammaticus))], etc.; of pity, [LXX+NT (LXX.Pro.12.10, NT.Phil.1.8, 2.1, etc.)]; ὑπὲρ σπλάχνου 'for pity's sake', [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“BGU” 1139.17 (1st c.BC))]; so [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 995, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1201, “Hipp.” 118)]; ἀνδρὸς σ. ἐκμαθεῖν to learn a man's 'heart', [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Med.” 220; ἀνδρὸς πονηροῦ σ. οὐ μαλάσσεται 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Μονόστιχοι - Fragmenta Comicorum Graecorum” 31)]; σ. σιδηροῦν, of Epaminondas, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Fragmenta” 560.)]
III ={βρύον}, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 1.21.)]
mostly in plural σπλάγχνα (σπλάγχανα [Refs (“SIG” 1002))], inward parts, especially the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, which in sacrifices were reserved to be eaten by the sacrificers at the beginning of their feast (distinguished from ἔντερα, κοιλίη, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1221, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.40, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 667b3))]; σπλάγχνα πάσαντο[Refs 8th c.BC+ (lines 1.464, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 3.9)]; δῶκε δ᾽ ἄρα σπλάγχνων μοίρας[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 40; σπλάγχνα δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ σπτήσαντες ἐνώμων 20.252, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 1105 (hexameters))]: hence, sacrificial feast, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Eq.” 410, “V.” 654, “SIG” 1002.4 (Milet., 5th-4th c.BC), 1044.39 (Halic., 4th-3rd c.BC), “Test.Epict.” 6.17, etc.; also as used in divination, σπλάγχνων τε λειότητα 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 493, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 212, “El.” 828, 838, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.160.)]
2 any part of the inwards, ὑπὸ σπλάγχνων ἐλθεῖν to come from the womb, of a babe, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 6.43, compare “N.” 1.35; τῶν σῶν.. ἐκ σπλάγχνων ἕνα 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1066; μητρὸς ἐν σπλάγχνοις “IG” 14.1977)]: so in singular, τὸ κοινὸν σ. οὗ πεφύκαμεν [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 1036)]; of the lungs, μόχθοις ἀνδροκμῆσι φυσιᾷ σ. [Refs ([prev. author] “Eu.” 249)]; τοῦ γείτονος αὐτῷ (i.e. τῷ ἥπατι) σπλάγχνου, of the spleen, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 72c.)]
3 οἱ παῖδες (children) σπλάγχνα λέγονται [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Artemidorus Daldianus Onirocriticus 1.44, compare 5.57.)]
II metaphorically (like heart), the seat of the feelings, affections, especially of anger, σ. θερμῆναι κότῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 844)]; τὰ σ. ἀγανακτεῖ[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 1006; μομφὰς ὑπὸ σπλάγχνοις ἔχειν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 1009: generally, of anxiety, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 995 (Lyric poetry); σπλάγχνα δέ μου κελαινοῦται [prev. author] “Ch.” 413 (Lyric poetry))]; of love, ἐκύμηνε τὰ σ. ἔρωτι καρδίην ἀνοιστρηθείς [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 1.56; παιδὸς ὑπὸ σπλάγχνοισιν ἔχει πόθον 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 7.99, compare 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 11.35, “Anthologia Graeca” 5.55 (3rd c.BC: Dioscorides Epigrammaticus))], etc.; of pity, [LXX+NT (LXX.Pro.12.10, NT.Phil.1.8, 2.1, etc.)]; ὑπὲρ σπλάχνου 'for pity's sake', [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“BGU” 1139.17 (1st c.BC))]; so [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 995, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1201, “Hipp.” 118)]; ἀνδρὸς σ. ἐκμαθεῖν to learn a man's 'heart', [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Med.” 220; ἀνδρὸς πονηροῦ σ. οὐ μαλάσσεται 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Μονόστιχοι - Fragmenta Comicorum Graecorum” 31)]; σ. σιδηροῦν, of Epaminondas, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Fragmenta” 560.)]
III ={βρύον}, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 1.21.)]