Know the Word.

Greek word

splanchnízomai

σπλαγχνίζομαι

What it means

to have the bowels yearn, i.e. feel sympathy, to pity

to have the bowels yearn, i.e. (figuratively) feel sympathy, to pity

Where it comes from

middle voice from splánchnon (σπλάγχνον)

How the King James translates it

  • compassion11

Every place it appears 11

splanchnízomai — Greek word meaning “to have the bowels yearn”