Quick Definition
sympathizing, compassionate
Strong's Definition
having a fellow-feeling ("sympathetic"), i.e. (by implication) mutually commiserative
Derivation: from G4841 (συμπάσχω);
KJV Usage: having compassion one of another
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
συμπαθής, συμπαθες (σύν and πάσχω), suffering or feeling the like with another, sympathetic: 1Pe_3:8, cf. Rom_12:15. (Aristotle, Theophrastus, others.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
συμπαθής sympathēs 1x
sympathizing, compassionate, 1Pe_3:8
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
συμπαθής , -ές ( <σύν , πάσχω ),
[in LXX : Job_29:25 A ( H57 ), 4Ma_5:25 ΰ , 4Ma_13:23 ; 4Ma_15:4 * ;]
1. affected by like feelings, sympathetic: 1Pe_3:8 .
2. exciting sympathy (Jb, l.c .; Dion . H .).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
συμπαθής [page 598]
sharing the experiences of others ( 1Pe_3:8 ) : cf. OGIS 456 .66 (B.C. 27 11) προσενηνεγμένης αὐτῆς ( sc. τῆς συγκλήτου ) τῇ πόλει συμπαθέστατα . For the subst. cf. ib. 470 .24 (time of Augustus) τῇ τῶν Ἑλλήνων συνπα [θείᾳ . In Epicurus συμπάθεια has often the general meaning correspondence, e.g. Ep. I. 48, 50 (ed. Bailey). Συμπαθηθῆναι is one of the numerous list of passive aorists which are found in the Bvzantine chronicles, though not in Attic Greek : see Psaltes Gr. p. 226.
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
συμπαθής συμ-πα^θής, ές [Etym: παθεῖν] "sympathizing with", τινί Arist. : absol. "sympathetic", id=Arist.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
συμπαθής, -ές
(σύν, πάσχω) [in LXX: Job.29:25 A (אָבֵל), 4Ma.5:25 א, 4Ma.13:23 4Mac 15:4 * ;]
__1. affected by like feelings, sympathetic: 1Pe.3:8.
__2. exciting sympathy (Jb, l.with; Dion. H.).†
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