1) bowels, intestines, (the heart, lungs, liver, etc.)
1a) bowels
1b) the bowels were regarded as the seat of the more violent passions, such as anger and love; but by the Hebrews as the seat of the tenderer affections, especially kindness, benevolence, compassion; hence our heart (tender mercies, affections, etc.)
1c) a heart in which mercy resides
Part of Speech: noun neuter
Citing in TDNT: 7:548, 1067
G4698
Probably strengthened from σπλήν; splên
(the "spleen"); an intestine (plural); figuratively pity or sympathy: - bowels, inward affection, + tender mercy.
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University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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