adjective

oiktirmōnos

Greekοἰκτίρμων (oiktirmōn)

Strong’sG3629

compassionate, merciful

stem oiktirmōn-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

merciful3×

What it means

οἰκτίρμων, -ον

(< οἰκτείρω), in cl. poët, for ἐλεήμων (q.v.), [in LXX chiefly for רַחוּם;]

merciful: Lk 6:36, Ja 5:1.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3629 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidoyk-tir'-mone

compassionate

Fromfrom G3627;

King Jamesmerciful, of tender mercy.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	oiktirmōnos2×οἰκτίρμων	oiktirmōnas	oiktirmōnem	oiktirmōnois1×οἰκτίρμονες	oiktirmōnais	oiktirmōneim
object accusative	oiktirmōnon	oiktirmōnan		oiktirmōnoin	oiktirmōnain
direct address vocative	oiktirmōnor	oiktirmōnar		oiktirmōnoir	oiktirmōnair
of, belonging to genitive	oiktirmōnou	oiktirmōnau	oiktirmōneu	oiktirmōnoiu	oiktirmōnaiu	oiktirmōneiu
to, for dative	oiktirmōno	oiktirmōna	oiktirmōne	oiktirmōnoi	oiktirmōnai	oiktirmōnei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

oiktirmōnstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

oiktirmōn is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

oiktirmōnos“merciful”subjectnominative singular2×

Luke 6:36“merciful”ginevōr oiktirmōnois kathōs tos patēros vu oiktirmōnos atō;Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

James 5:11“merciful”idou makarizanō toin hupomenaratoin; tan hupomonan Iōb akouava, kai tem telem kuriou horava, hoti polusplanchnos atō tos kurios kai oiktirmōnos.See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

oiktirmōnois“merciful”subjectnominative plural1×

Luke 6:36“merciful”ginevōr oiktirmōnois kathōs tos patēros vu oiktirmōnos atō;Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.