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Strong's G3627 οἰκτείρω (oikteiro)

Oikteiro means “have compassion on” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3627 — keli (“thing”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3627
Language Greek
Linked Usages 32
Books 15

Strong's G3627 Quick Answer

Strong's G3627 οἰκτείρω (oikteiro) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. oikteiro (oyk-tei'-ro) (also (in certain tenses) prolonged oiktereo oyk-ter-eh'-o) v. 1. to exercise pity [from oiktos "pity"] It has 32 linked Bible usages across 15 books. Visible English usage signals include have. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
oikteiro (oyk-tei'-ro) (also (in certain tenses) prolonged oiktereo oyk-ter-eh'-o) v. 1. to exercise pity [from oiktos "pity"]
Usage
32 linked usages
Books
15 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
have

Meaning and Definition

oikteiro (oyk-tei'-ro) (also (in certain tenses) prolonged oiktereo oyk-ter-eh'-o) v. 1. to exercise pity [from oiktos "pity"] KJV: have compassion on

Original Word
οἰκτείρω
Transliteration
oikteiro
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3627. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to have compassion

Usage: οἰκτείρω (οἶκτος, pity), [in LXX for רָחַם pi., חָנַן, etc. ;] to pity, have compassion on. with accusative of person(s), Rom.9:15 (LXX).† SYN.: ἐλεέω, q.v (AS)

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How Strong's G3627 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render oikteiro, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's G3627 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 25 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3627 (οἰκτείρω) appears 34 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3627 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3627 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

Romans 9:15 KJV

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

Strong's G3627 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

25 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 33:19 Septuagint / Brenton

And God said, I will pass by before thee with my glory, and I will call by my name, the Lord, before thee; and I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and will have pity on whom I will have pity.

Judges 5:30 Septuagint / Brenton

Will they not find him dividing the spoil? He will surely be gracious to every man: There are spoils of dyed garments for Sisera, Spoils of various dyed garments, Dyed embroidered garments, they are the spoils for his neck.

3 Kingdoms 8:50 Septuagint / Brenton

and thou shalt be merciful to their unrighteousness wherein they have trespassed against thee, and according to all their transgressions wherewith they have transgressed against thee, and thou shalt cause them to be pitied before them that carried them captives, and they shall have compassion on them:

Strong's G3627 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

6 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

2 Maccabees 8:2 Septuagint / Brenton

And they called upon the Lord, that he would look upon the people that was trodden down of all; and also pity the temple profaned of ungodly men;

3 Maccabees 5:51 Septuagint / Brenton

sent up an exceeding great cry, entreating the Lord of all power to reveal himself, and have mercy upon those who now lay at the gates of Hades.

4 Maccabees 5:12 Septuagint / Brenton

and, reverencing my kindly admonition, have pity upon your own years?

Usage Excerpts

First 32 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3627.

Exodus 33:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God said, I will pass by before thee with my glory, and I will call by my name, the Lord, before thee; and I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and will have pity on whom I will have pity.
Judges 5:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Will they not find him dividing the spoil? He will surely be gracious to every man: There are spoils of dyed garments for Sisera, Spoils of various dyed garments, Dyed embroidered garments, they are the spoils for his neck.
3 Kingdoms 8:50 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and thou shalt be merciful to their unrighteousness wherein they have trespassed against thee, and according to all their transgressions wherewith they have transgressed against thee, and thou shalt cause them to be pitied before them that carried them captives, and they shall have compassion on them:
4 Kingdoms 13:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord had mercy and compassion upon them, and had respect to them because of his covenant with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob; and the Lord would not destroy them, and did not cast them out from his presence.
Psalms 4:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When I called upon him, the God of my righteousness heard me: Thou hast made room for me in tribulation; Pity me, and hearken to my prayer.
Psalms 36:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: But the righteous has compassion, and gives.
Psalms 58:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou, Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, Draw nigh to visit all the heathen; Pity not any that work iniquity. Pause.
Psalms 59:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O God, thou hast rejected and destroyed us; Thou hast been angry, yet hast pitied us.
Psalms 66:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
God be merciful to us, and bless us; And cause his face to shine upon us. Pause.
Psalms 76:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Will God forget to pity? Or will he shut up his compassions in his wrath? Pause.
Psalms 101:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: For it is time to have mercy upon her, for the set time is come.
Psalms 101:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thy servants have taken pleasure in her stones, And they shall pity her dust.
Psalms 102:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As a father pities his children, The Lord pities them that fear him.
Psalms 111:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The good man is he that pities and lends: He will direct his affairs with judgment.
Psalms 122:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, as the eyes of servants are directed to the hands of their masters, And as the eyes of a maidservant to the hands of her mistress; So our eyes are directed to the Lord our God, Until he have mercy upon us.
Proverbs 12:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A righteous man has pity for the lives of his cattle; But the bowels of the ungodly are unmerciful.
Proverbs 13:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The righteous always have light: But the light of the ungodly is quenched. But just men pity, and are merciful.
Proverbs 13:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But he that gathers for himself with godliness shall be increased. The righteous is merciful, and lends.
Proverbs 21:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
An ungodly man entertains evil desires all the day: But the righteous is unsparingly merciful and compassionate.
Isaiah 27:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And after a time there shall be in it no green thing because of the grass being parched. Come hither, ye women that come from a sight; for it is a people of no understanding; therefore he that made them shall have no pity upon them, and he that formed them shall have no mercy upon them.
Isaiah 30:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord will again wait, that he may pity you, and will therefore be exalted that he may have mercy upon you: because the Lord your God is a judge: blessed are they that stay themselves upon him.
Jeremiah 13:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will scatter them a man and his brother, and their fathers and their sons together: I will not have compassion, saith the Lord, and I will not spare, neither will I pity to save them from destruction.
Jeremiah 21:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And after this, thus saith the Lord; I will give Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people that is left in this city from the pestilence, and from the famine, and from the sword, into the hands of their enemies, that seek their lives: and they shall cut them in pieces with the edge of the sword: I will not spare them, and I will not have compassion upon them.
Lamentations 3:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For he that has brought down will pity, And that according to the abundance of his mercy.
Micah 7:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He will return and have mercy upon us; he will sink our iniquities, and they shall be cast into the depths of the sea, even all our sins.
Romans 9:15 New Testament, KJV
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
2 Maccabees 8:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And they called upon the Lord, that he would look upon the people that was trodden down of all; and also pity the temple profaned of ungodly men;
3 Maccabees 5:51 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
sent up an exceeding great cry, entreating the Lord of all power to reveal himself, and have mercy upon those who now lay at the gates of Hades.
4 Maccabees 5:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and, reverencing my kindly admonition, have pity upon your own years?
4 Maccabees 5:33 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I will not so compassionate my old age, as on my account to break the law of my country.
4 Maccabees 8:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Will you not reason upon this—that if you disobey, there will be nothing left for you but to die in tortures?
Wisdom of Sirach 36:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Some of them hath he blessed and exalted, And some of them hath he sanctified, and set near himself: But some of them hath he cursed and brought low, And turned out of their places.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3627, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G3627 FAQ

What does oikteiro (οἰκτείρω) mean?

Oikteiro (Strong's G3627) is a Greek word most simply glossed "have compassion on". oikteiro (oyk-tei'-ro) (also (in certain tenses) prolonged oiktereo oyk-ter-eh'-o) v. 1. to exercise pity [from oiktos "pity"]

How many times is oikteiro (οἰκτείρω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 32 linked usages for Strong's G3627 across 15 books.

Where can I study oikteiro (οἰκτείρω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3627 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate oikteiro (οἰκτείρω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as have. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3627 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 25 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 6 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3627, with linked reader references where each row is available.