Quick Definition
συμπαθής, ές Adj 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
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
adjc. | -ές | πάσχω
25.58 · Attitudes and Emotions · Love, Affection, Compassion
sympathetic pertaining to feeling sympathy for someone or something
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
συμπαθής, -ἐς, (σύν and πάσχω), suffering or feeling the like with another, sympathetic: 1 Pet. iii. 8, ef. Ro. xii. 15. (Aristot., Theophr., al.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
συμπαθής sympathēs 1x
sympathizing, compassionate, 1 Pet. 3:8*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
συμπαθής, -ές
(< σύν, πάσχω) [in LXX: Jb 29:25 A (אֹבֵל), IV Mac 5:25א, 13:23 15:4 * ;]
affected by like feelings, sympathetic: I Pe 3:8.
exciting sympathy (Jb, l.c.; Dion. H.).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
συμπαθής, “sharing the experiences ’’ of others (1 Pet 358): οἷ. OG/7S 456°° (B.C. 27-11) προσενηνεγμένης αὐτῆς (sc. τῆς συγκλήTov) TH πόλει συμπαθέστατα. For the subst. cf. 70. 470" (time of Augustus) ty τῶν Ἑλλήνων συνπα[θείᾳ. In Epicurus συμπάθεια has often the general meaning ‘‘correspondence,” e.g. 4. 1. 48, 50 (ed. Bailey). Συμπαθηθῆναι is one of the numerous list of passive aorists which are found in the Byzantine chronicles, though not in Attic Greek : see Psaltes Gr. p. 226.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
συμπαθής (sumpathēs) — sympathetic. συμπαθ-ής, ές, affected by like feelings, sympathetic, οὐδεὶς ὁμαίμου -έστερος φίλος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς τὰ γεννηθέντα συμπαθέστεραι μᾶλλον αἱ μητέρες γίνονται [τῶν τιτθῶν] [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
2. exerting mutual influence, interacting, ἡ ψυχὴ καὶ τὸ σῶμα συμπαθῆ [Refs 4th c.BC+]; νεῦρα ἀλλήλοις σ. [Refs 6th c.AD+]; sensitive to influence, τὸ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ θερμόν.. -έστατον [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the members of an organism, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; exciting sympathy, χερῶν σ. ὑπτιασμός [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative, [Refs]
3. of planets, in concord, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
II. adverb -θῶς sympathetically, [Refs 4th c.BC+] -έστατα [Refs 1st c.BC+]