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Lexicon :: Strong's G3628 - oiktirmos

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οἰκτιρμός
Transliteration
oiktirmos (Key)
Pronunciation
oyk-tir-mos'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:159,680

Trench's Synonyms: cvii. Additional Synonyms

Strong’s Definitions

οἰκτιρμός oiktirmós, oyk-tir-mos'; from G3627; pity:—mercy.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G3628 in the following manner: mercy (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G3628 in the following manner: mercy (5x).

  1. compassion, pity, mercy

    1. bowels in which compassion resides, a heart of compassion

    2. emotions, longings, manifestations of pity

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
οἰκτιρμός oiktirmós, oyk-tir-mos'; from G3627; pity:—mercy.
STRONGS G3628:
οἰκτιρμός, οἰκτιρμοῦ, ὁ (οἰκτείρω), the Sept. for רַחֲמִים) (the viscera, which were thought to be the seat of compassion (see σπλάγχνον, b.)), compassion, pity, mercy: σπλάγχνα οἰκτιρμοῦ (Rec. οἰκτίρμων), bowels in which compassion resides, a heart of compassion, Colossians 3:12; in the Scriptures mostly plural (conformably to the Hebrew רַחֲמִים), emotions, longings, manifestations of pity (English compassions) (cf. Fritzsche, Ep. ad Romans, iii., pp. 5ff; (Winers Grammar, 176 (166); Buttmann, 77 (61))), τοῦ Θεοῦ, Romans 12:1; Hebrews 10:28; ὁ πατήρ τῶν οἰκτίρμων (genitive of quality (cf. Buttmann, § 132, 10; Winer's Grammar, 237 (222))), the father of mercies i. e. most merciful, 2 Corinthians 1:3; joined with σπλάγχνα, Philippians 2:1. (Pindar, Pythagoras 1, 164.) (Synonym: see ἐληω, at the end.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Romans
12:1
2 Corinthians
1:3
Philippians
2:1
Colossians
3:12
Hebrews
10:28

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3628 matches the Greek οἰκτιρμός (oiktirmos),
which occurs 32 times in 31 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 24:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:14 - “I’m in a desperate situation!” David replied to Gad. “But let us fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is great. Do not let me fall into human hands.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 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 Box 1Ch 21:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:13 - “I’m in a desperate situation!” David replied to Gad. “But let me fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is very great. Do not let me fall into human hands.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:9 - “For if you return to the LORD, your relatives and your children will be treated mercifully by their captors, and they will be able to return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful. If you return to him, he will not continue to turn his face from you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:11 - O Lord, please hear my prayer! Listen to the prayers of those of us who delight in honoring you. Please grant me success today by making the king favorable to me.[fn] Put it into his heart to be kind to me.” In those days I was the king’s cup-bearer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:19 - “But in your great mercy you did not abandon them to die in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud still led them forward by day, and the pillar of fire showed them the way through the night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:27 - So you handed them over to their enemies, who made them suffer. But in their time of trouble they cried to you, and you heard them from heaven. In your great mercy, you sent them liberators who rescued them from their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:28 - “But as soon as they were at peace, your people again committed evil in your sight, and once more you let their enemies conquer them. Yet whenever your people turned and cried to you again for help, you listened once more from heaven. In your wonderful mercy, you rescued them many times!

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:31 - But in your great mercy, you did not destroy them completely or abandon them forever. What a gracious and merciful God you are!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:6 - Remember, O LORD, your compassion and unfailing love,
which you have shown from long ages past.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:11 - LORD, don’t hold back your tender mercies from me.
Let your unfailing love and faithfulness always protect me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Nathan the prophet came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.

Have mercy on me, O God,
because of your unfailing love.
Because of your great compassion,
blot out the stain of my sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:16 - Answer my prayers, O LORD,
for your unfailing love is wonderful.
Take care of me,
for your mercy is so plentiful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 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 Box Psa 79:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:8 - Do not hold us guilty for the sins of our ancestors!
Let your compassion quickly meet our needs,
for we are on the brink of despair.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:4 - He redeems me from death
and crowns me with love and tender mercies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:46

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:46 - He even caused their captors
to treat them with kindness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:77

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:77 - Surround me with your tender mercies so I may live,
for your instructions are my delight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:156

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:156 - LORD, how great is your mercy;
let me be revived by following your regulations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:8 - The LORD is merciful and compassionate,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:9 - The LORD is good to everyone.
He showers compassion on all his creation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 63:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:15 - LORD, look down from heaven;
look from your holy, glorious home, and see us.
Where is the passion and the might
you used to show on our behalf?
Where are your mercy and compassion now?

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:9 - Now God had given the chief of staff both respect and affection for Daniel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:18 - He urged them to ask the God of heaven to show them his mercy by telling them the secret, so they would not be executed along with the other wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:27 - “‘King Nebuchadnezzar, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Break from your wicked past and be merciful to the poor. Perhaps then you will continue to prosper.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:9 - But the Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:18 - “O my God, lean down and listen to me. Open your eyes and see our despair. See how your city—the city that bears your name—lies in ruins. We make this plea, not because we deserve help, but because of your mercy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:19 - I will make you my wife forever,
showing you righteousness and justice,
unfailing love and compassion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:16 - “‘Therefore, this is what the LORD says: I have returned to show mercy to Jerusalem. My Temple will be rebuilt, says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, and measurements will be taken for the reconstruction of Jerusalem.[fn]’

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 7:9 - “This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says: Judge fairly, and show mercy and kindness to one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:10 - “Then I will pour out a spirit[fn] of grace and prayer on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died.
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