οἰκτιρμός, -οῦ, ὁ (οἰκτείρω), [in LXX, usually in pl, chiefly for רַחַם;] compassion, pity. σπλάγχνα οἰκτιρμοῦ, a heart of compassion, Col.3:12; in pl. (as LXX for
Heb. רַחַם), οἰ. τ. θεοῦ, Rom.12:1, Heb.10:28; ό πατὴρ τῶν οἰ, 2Co.1:3; σπλάγχνα κ. οἰ, Php.2:1.
SYN.: ἔλεος, q.v (
AS)