1) to be moved as to one's bowels, hence to be moved with compassion, have compassion (for the bowels were thought to be the seat of love and pity)
Part of Speech: verb
Citing in TDNT: 7:548, 1067
G4697
Middle voice from G4698; to have the bowels yearn, that is, (figuratively) feel sympathy, to pity: - have (be moved with) compassion.
| Gloss | Section |
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| a intestines | 8.58 |
| c compassion | 25.49 |
| feel compassion for | 25.49 |
| d object of affection | 25.50 |
| (στενοχωρέομαι ἐν τοῖς σπλάγχνοις) restrict one’s affection for | 25.54 |
| (κλείω τὰ σπλάγχνα) refuse to show compassion | 25.55 |
| b desires | 26.11 |
These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.
University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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