οἰκτείρω; future (as if from οἰκτειρέω, a form which does not exist) as in the Sept. οἰκτειρήσω, for the earlier οἰκτείρω, see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 741; (Veitch, under the word; Winers Grammar, 88 (84); Buttmann, 64 (56)); (from οἶκτος pity, and this from the interjection οἱ, "Oh!); to pity, have compassion on": τινα, Rom_9:15 (from Exo_33:19. Homer, Tragg., Aristophanes, Xenophon, Plato, Demosthenes, Lucian, Plutarch, Aelian; the Sept. for ηΘπΗο and ψΘηΗν). (Synonym: see ἐληω, at the end.)

οἰκτίρω oiktirō 2x also spelled οἰκτείρω , to have compassion on, exercise grace or favor towards, Rom_9:15

οἰκτείρω ( < οἶκτος , pity), [in LXX for H7355 pi ., H2603 , etc.;] to pity, have compassion on . c . acc pers ., Rom_9:15 ( LXX ).† SYN.: ἐλεέω G1653 , q.v.

οἰκτείρω [page 443] (Attic οἰκτίρω ). For the form οἰκτίρω in the Attic inscrr. see Meisterhans Gr. p. 179. The adverb οἰκτρῶς occurs in the interesting school exercise, P Fay 19 .8 (ii/A.D.), purporting to be the copy of a letter addressed by the Emperor Hadrian to Antoninus regarding his approaching death which, he declares, was neither untimely nor unreasonable nor lamentable nor unexpected ο ]ὔτε ἀω̣[ρεὶ οὔτ ]ε ἀλόγως οὔτε οἰκτρῶς οὔτε ἀ̣π̣[ροσ ]δοκήτω [ς . For the adj. see Kaibel 59 σ ]ῆς δ᾽ ἀρετῆς καὶ σωϕ̣ροσύνης μνημεῖον ἅπασιν λείπ ]εις οἰ [κτ ]ρὰ παθὼν μοίρας ὕπ [ο ] δαίμονος ἐχθροῦ .

οἰκτείρω [Etym: οἶκτος] [Etym: Pass., only in pres. and impf.] "to pity, feel pity for, have pity upon", c. acc., Il. , Hdt. , attic:— οἰκτ. τινά τινος "to pity" one "for or because of" a thing, Aesch. :—also c. acc. rei, Ar. c. inf., οἰκτ. νιν λιπεῖν "I am sorry" to leave her, Soph.

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)