oiktirmon describes mercy shown as a quality of the Lord and as the pattern set before his followers.

The attested use describes merciful compassion: in Luke 6:36 it is the quality set before those addressed by comparison with their Father, and in James 5:11 it characterizes the Lord in the stated outcome of Job's perseverance.

1. Merciful compassion as a personal quality · dominant

   In Luke 6:36, the nominative plural form occurs in the command addressed to the hearers, while the nominative singular form states the corresponding quality of their Father; the APB renders the verse, “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” In James 5:11, the nominative singular form characterizes the Lord at the conclusion drawn from Job's perseverance; the APB renders the clause “the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.”

   Luke 6:36James 5:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the quality with “merciful” in Luke 6:36 and with “very compassionate” in James 5:11. These renderings show the clauses' presentation rather than a precise one-to-one translation.