σπλάγχνα
splánchnon
heart
Internal organs, specifically the entrails or intestines; in figurative usage, the seat of deep emotions such as compassion, affection, or tender concern. The primary sense is 'inner organs,' but by extension in Hellenistic Greek and the New Testament, refers to profound inward feelings or the locus of deep emotional responses.
Philemon 1:20 · Word #11
Lexicon G4698
| Lemma | σπλάγχνον |
| Transliteration | splánchnon |
| Strong's | G4698 |
| Definition | Internal organs, specifically the entrails or intestines; in figurative usage, the seat of deep emotions such as compassion, affection, or tender concern. The primary sense is 'inner organs,' but by extension in Hellenistic Greek and the New Testament, refers to profound inward feelings or the locus of deep emotional responses. |
Morphology N ACC N PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | heart |
| Literal | innards |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | σπλάγχνον |
| Strong's | G4698 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4698-01
inner organs
| Morphological Notes | Noun, neuter, plural, accusative (form identical to nominative plural); from lemma σπλάγχνον. |
| Rendering Rationale | This rendering preserves the primary, concrete sense of σπλάγχνον as the internal bodily organs. The plural form reflects the neuter plural accusative morphology (σπλάγχνα), maintaining the collective sense of the inward parts. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
heart
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed from 'inner organs' to 'heart' because the figurative sense of deep emotion is the clear contextual meaning, per the silex_definition's extended usage note. |