oiktirmos · compassion, mercy

What it means

oiktirmos (οἰκτιρμός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “compassion, mercy”.

Pity that comes from the heart.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Feeling with the one who suffers, from deep within.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• compassion ×2
• mercies ×2
• compassionate ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Romans×1
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Philippians×1
• Colossians×1
• Hebrews×1

• Romans 12:1

  I urge you then, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice living, holy, pleasing to God, which is your rational worship.

• 2 Corinthians 1:3

  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,

• Philippians 2:1

  So if there is any comfort in the Messiah, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,

• Colossians 3:12

  So put on, as chosen ones of God, holy and beloved, compassionate affection, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience,

• Hebrews 10:28

  Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without compassion on the testimony of two or three witnesses.