Meaning
Bowels <1,,4698, splanchnon>
always in the plural, properly denotes "the physical organs of the intestines," and is once used in this respect, Act 1:18 (for the use by Greeks and Hebrews, see AFFECTION, No. 2). The RV substitutes the following for the word "bowels:" "affections," 2Co 6:12; "affection," 2Co 7:15; "tender mercies," Phi 1:8, Phi 2:1; "a heart (of compassion)," Col 3:12; "heart," Phm 1:12, Phm 1:20; "hearts," Phm 1:7; "compassion," 1Jo 3:17. The word is rendered "tender" in the AV and RV of Luk 1:78, in connection with the word "mercy." See AFFECTION, No. 2, COMPASSION, A, No. 2 and B, No. 2.
