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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4184. πολύσπλαγχνος (polusplagchnos) -- Compassionate, tender-hearted, merciful</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4184.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/2_peter/2-16.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4184.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4184</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4183.htm" title="4183">◄</a> 4184. polusplagchnos <a href="../greek/4185.htm" title="4185">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">polusplagchnos: Compassionate, tender-hearted, merciful</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">πολυσπλαγχνός</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>polusplagchnos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>po-loos-PLAHG-kh-nos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(pol-oo'-splankh-nos)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Compassionate, tender-hearted, merciful<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>very compassionate, of great mercy.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek words πολύς (polus), meaning "much" or "many," and σπλάγχνον (splagchnon), meaning "inward parts" or "compassion."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of compassion is רַחוּם (rachum), Strong's Hebrew 7349, which also conveys the idea of being merciful and compassionate.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term πολυσπλαγχνός is used to describe someone who is full of compassion and mercy, characterized by a deep-seated kindness and empathy towards others. It conveys a sense of being moved in one's innermost being to act with love and care.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Greek world, the concept of σπλάγχνον (splagchnon) referred to the inward parts or entrails, which were thought to be the seat of emotions and affections. The term πολυσπλαγχνός would thus evoke the idea of a person whose very core is filled with compassion. In the context of the New Testament, this reflects the Christian virtue of showing Christ-like love and mercy, aligning with the teachings of Jesus on loving one's neighbor and showing kindness to all.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>4184</b> <i>polýsplagxnos</i> (from <a href="/greek/4183.htm">4183</a> <i>/polýs</i>, "many" and <a href="/greek/4698.htm">4698</a> <i>/splágxnon</i>, "a bowel") – properly, "many-boweled," referring to <i>full affection</i> (<i>intense, visceral feeling</i>), used only in Js 5:11.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4183.htm">polus</a> and <a href="/greek/4698.htm">splagchnon</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>very compassionate<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>full of compassion (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4184: πολυεύσπλαγχνος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">πολυεύσπλαγχνος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">πολυευσπλαγχνον</span> (<span class="greek2">πολύ</span> and <span class="greek2">εὔσπλαγχνος</span>), <span class="accented">very tender-hearted, extremely full of pity</span>: so a few minuscule manuscripts in <a href="/interlinear/james/5-11.htm">James 5:11</a>, where others have <span class="greek2">πολύσπλαγχνος</span>, which see (Ecclesiastical and Byzantine writings.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4184: πολύσπλαγχνος</span><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">πολύσπλαγχνος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">πολυσπλαγχνον</span> (<span class="greek2">πολύς</span>, and <span class="greek2">σπλάγχνον</span> which see), <span class="accented">full of pity, very kind</span>: <a href="/interlinear/james/5-11.htm">James 5:11</a>; Hebrew <span class="hebrew">חֶסֶד</span> <span class="hebrew">רַב</span>, in the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> <span class="greek2">πολυέλεος</span>. (<span class="manuref">Theod.</span> Stud., p. 615.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>compassionate, pitiful. <p>From <a href="/greek/4183.htm">polus</a> and <a href="/greek/4698.htm">splagchnon</a> (figuratively); extremely compassionate -- very pitiful. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4183.htm">polus</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4698.htm">splagchnon</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>πολυσπλαγχνος πολύσπλαγχνός polusplanchnos polysplanchnos polýsplanchnós<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/james/5-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 5:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἴδετε ὅτι <b>πολύσπλαγχνός</b> ἐστιν ὁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> dealings, that the Lord <span class="itali">is full of compassion</span> and [is] merciful.<br><a href="/kjvs/james/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is <span class="itali">very pitiful,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/james/5-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you saw that <span class="itali">full of tender mercy</span> is the<p><b><a href="/greek/4184.htm">Strong's Greek 4184</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4184.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/polusplanchnos_4184.htm">πολύσπλαγχνός — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4183.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4183"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4183" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4185.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4185"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4185" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>