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splanchnizomai

to have compassion

Say it: splangkh-NID-zoh-my (approximate)

σπλαγχνίζομαι

What it means

Built from the word for the inner organs, which Greek speakers thought of as the seat of feeling, something like "heart" in English. In the Gospels it's used almost only of Jesus, and of characters in his parables who stand for God.

Range of meaning

  • Be moved insideA gut-level feeling of pity.
  • Act with compassionThe feeling that leads to help.

In Matthew

  • Chapter 9

    He had compassion on the crowds (9:36).

  • Chapter 14

    He had compassion on the crowd and healed their sick (14:14).

  • Chapter 15

    "I have compassion on the crowd" (15:32).

  • Chapter 20

    Jesus is moved with compassion for the two blind men (20:34).

Every verse (5)

Verses where G4697 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources