Greek noun (neuter) · G4698
σπλάγχνον
splanchnonsplangkh'-non
affection/entrails
11 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: splánchnon
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4698is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 2spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4698
an intestine (plural); figuratively, pity or sympathy
The King James renders it: bowels, inward affection, + tender mercy.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
splanchnon is rendered "affection/entrails". It stands 11 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Three of the uses stand in Philemon, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 1:78because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
- The Greek text spells it two different ways.
The first use
because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
Luke 1:78σπλάγχνα
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's eleven uses are in Philemon.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- affections4
- heart2
- hearts2
- affection1
- intestines1
- very heart —1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| σπλαγχνίζομαι | splanchnizomai | to pity | Uses12 |
All 11, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
2 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- σπλάγχνα9
- σπλάγχνοις2
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural5N-APN
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter plural4N-NPN
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter plural2N-DPN
Luke
one use
because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
- σπλάγχναsplagchnanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: affections
Acts
one use
(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.
- σπλάγχναsplagchnanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: intestines
2 Corinthians
two uses
It is not our affection, but yours, that is restrained.
- σπλάγχνοιςsplagchnoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: affections
And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.
- σπλάγχναsplagchnanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: affections
Philippians
two uses
God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
- σπλάγχνοιςsplagchnoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: affection
Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
- σπλάγχναsplagchnanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: affections
Colossians
one use
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
- σπλάγχναsplagchnanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: hearts
Philemon
three uses
I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
- σπλάγχναsplagchnanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: hearts
I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.
- σπλάγχναsplagchnanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: very heart —
Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
- σπλάγχναsplagchnanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: heart
1 John
one use
If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
- σπλάγχναsplagchnanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: heart
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.