G2155: εὔσπλαγχνος
eúsplanchnos · “compassionate”
Definition
well compassioned, i.e. sympathetic
KJV translates it as: pitiful, tender-hearted
Extended definition
εὔσπλαγχνος, -ον
(εὖ, σπλάγχνον, which see), [in Man.1.7 (Camb. Manual LXX, iii, 825) ;]
1. in Hippocr., as medical term (LS, see word).
2. Metaphorical (cf. εὐσιλαγχνία, Eurip., Rhes., 192), in NT, tenderhearted, compassionate: Eph.4:32, 1Pe.3:8.†
(AS)
(εὖ, σπλάγχνον, which see), [in Man.1.7 (Camb. Manual LXX, iii, 825) ;]
1. in Hippocr., as medical term (LS, see word).
2. Metaphorical (cf. εὐσιλαγχνία, Eurip., Rhes., 192), in NT, tenderhearted, compassionate: Eph.4:32, 1Pe.3:8.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G2155 is translated
- tender-hearted, ×2
Bible verses with G2155 (eúsplanchnos)
Eúsplanchnos appears in 2 verses.
- Ephesians 4:32
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
- 1 Peter 3:8
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: