bowels, intestines, (the heart, lungs, liver, etc.)
bowels
the bowels were regarded as the seat of the more violent passions, such as anger and love; but by the Hebrews as the seat of the tenderer affections, esp. kindness, benevolence, compassion; hence our heart (tender mercies, affections, etc.)
Bibliography Information
Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Splagchnon". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon". <http://www.studylight.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=4698>.
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