πολύσπλαγχνος
polusplagchnos
G4184
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Greek
very compassionate
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Polusplagchnos describes the Lord as abundantly compassionate in the outcome of Job's perseverance.
Its sole attested use describes the Lord's abundant compassion as the outcome associated with Job's perseverance in James 5:11.
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Abundant compassion shown in the Lord's outcome · dominant
In James 5:11, the nominative singular masculine adjective describes the Lord in the clause following the hearers' knowledge of Job's perseverance and their sight of the Lord's outcome. The APB renders the clause, "that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In James 5:11, the APB presents the clause as "the Lord is very compassionate and merciful." The adjective's precise contribution cannot be separated from the accompanying description.