Scriptorium for Saturday, February 11, 2006

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Saturday, February 11, 2006

And He Was Moved with PIty

The verb that our modern translations render as "to pity", "to be moved by compassion" is splanchnizesthai, a Greek word formed from the noun splanchna, "the viscera" (cf. Acts 1:18). The verb then connotes an emotion accompanied by a strong visceral movement. Jesus' pity or compassion therefore is... Sign in to see full entry.

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