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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: 3629. οἰκτίρμων (oiktirmón) -- Compassionate, Merciful</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3629.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><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/1_corinthians/6-3.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/3629.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> > 3629</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/3628.htm" title="3628">◄</a> 3629. oiktirmón <a href="../greek/3630.htm" title="3630">►</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">oiktirmón: Compassionate, Merciful</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">οἰκτίρμων</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>oiktirmón<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>oyk-teer-MONE<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(oyk-tir'-mone)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Compassionate, Merciful<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>compassionate, merciful.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb οἰκτείρω (oikteirō), meaning "to have compassion" or "to show mercy."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>Strong's Hebrew 7356:</b> רַחֲמִים (rachamim) - compassion, mercy<p> - <b>Strong's Hebrew 2617:</b> חֶסֶד (chesed) - loving-kindness, steadfast love<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "oiktirmón" is used to describe a deep sense of compassion and mercy, often attributed to God or expected of believers. It conveys a heartfelt empathy and a readiness to alleviate suffering. In the New Testament, it emphasizes the character of God as merciful and the call for believers to emulate this divine attribute.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, mercy was not always considered a virtue, often seen as a weakness. However, in Jewish and Christian thought, mercy is a central attribute of God and a key ethical demand. The concept of mercy in the Bible is deeply rooted in the covenant relationship between God and His people, where God's mercy is a response to human need and repentance.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 3629</b> <i>oiktírmōn</i> (an adjective, derived from <a href="/greek/3627.htm">3627</a> <i>/oikteírō</i>, "express visceral-compassions") – compassionate, experiencing deep pity (lamentation) as <i>God has</i> for people who look to Him for help in their difficult situations. <a href="/greek/3628.htm">See 3628</a> (<i>oiktirmos</i>).</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/3627.htm">oiktiró</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>merciful<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>merciful (3).<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 3629: οἰκτίρμων</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">οἰκτίρμων</span></span>, <span class="greek2">οἰκτιρμόν</span>, genitive <span class="greek2">ὀικτιρμονος</span> (<span class="greek2">ὀκτείρω</span>), <span class="accented">merciful</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/6-36.htm">Luke 6:36</a>; <a href="/interlinear/james/5-11.htm">James 5:11</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Theocritus</span>, 15, 75; <span class="abbreviation">Anth.</span> 7, 359, 1 (Epigr. <span class="abbreviation">Anth. Pal.</span> Append. 223, 5); the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">רַחוּם</span>.) ("In classic Greek only a poetic term for the more common <span class="greek2">ἐλεήμων</span>." <span class="abbreviation">Schmidt</span> iii., p. 580.)<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>merciful, of tender mercy. <p>From <a href="/greek/3627.htm">oikteiro</a>; compassionate -- merciful, of tender mercy. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3627.htm">oikteiro</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>οικτιρμονες οικτίρμονες οἰκτίρμονες οικτιρμόνων οικτιρμων οικτίρμων οἰκτίρμων οίκτον οίκτου οικτρόν οίμοι οινοπότει oiktirmon oiktirmōn oiktírmon oiktírmōn oiktirmones oiktírmones<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/luke/6-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 6:36</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Γίνεσθε <b>οἰκτίρμονες</b> καθὼς καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Be merciful,</span> just as your Father<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Be ye therefore <span class="itali">merciful,</span> as your<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/6-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Be you <span class="itali">compassionate</span> as also<p><b><a href="/text/luke/6-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 6:36</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πατὴρ ὑμῶν <b>οἰκτίρμων</b> ἐστίν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> just as your Father <span class="itali">is merciful.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> also is <span class="itali">merciful.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/6-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Father of you <span class="itali">compassionate</span> is<p><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">κύριος καὶ <b>οἰκτίρμων</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is full of compassion <span class="itali">and [is] merciful.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/james/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> very pitiful, and <span class="itali">of tender mercy.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/james/5-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Lord and <span class="itali">compassionate</span><p><b><a href="/greek/3629.htm">Strong's Greek 3629</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3629.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/oiktirmo_n_3629.htm">οἰκτίρμων — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/oiktirmones_3629.htm">οἰκτίρμονες — 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'; 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