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The subject of a particular New Testament parable, who helps a wounded man ignored by others.
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Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
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A person who helps someone in distress out of their own good nature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, idiomatic
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a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of trouble
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: benefactor, helper
From Luke 10:30-37, in which in a Jesus' parable, a Samaritan helped a half-dead Jew ignored by others.
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
բարի սամարացի
(bari samaracʻi)
— subject of the parable
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Chinese Mandarin:
好撒玛利亚人
(hǎo sāmǎlìyǎrén)
— subject of the parable
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Danish:
barmhjertige samaritaner
— subject of the parable
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Dutch:
Barmhartige Samaritaan
— subject of the parable
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Esperanto:
bona samariano
— subject of the parable
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Finnish:
laupias samarialainen
— subject of the parable
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French:
Bon Samaritain
— subject of the parable
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Georgian:
კეთილი სამარიტელი
(ḳetili samariṭeli)
— subject of the parable
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German:
barmherziger Samariter
— subject of the parable
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Haitian Creole:
Bon Samariten
— subject of the parable
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Hebrew:
הַשּׁוֹמְרוֹנִי הַטּוֹב
(hashomronì hatóv)
— subject of the parable
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Hindi:
दयालु सामरी
(dayālu sāmrī)
— subject of the parable
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Icelandic:
miskunnsami Samverjinn
— subject of the parable
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Irish:
Samárach Maith
— subject of the parable
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Japanese:
善きサマリア人
(Yoki Samaria-bito)
— subject of the parable
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Korean:
착한 사마리아인
(chakhan samariain)
— subject of the parable
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Lithuanian:
gerasis samarietis
— subject of the parable
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Maltese:
Ħanin Samaritan
— subject of the parable
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Norwegian Bokmål:
den barmhjertige samaritan
— subject of the parable
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
den miskunnsame samaritanen
— subject of the parable
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Polish:
Dobry Samarytanin
— subject of the parable
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Portuguese:
bom samaritano
— subject of the parable
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Russian:
до́брый самаритя́нин
(dóbryj samaritjánin)
— subject of the parable
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Sicilian:
bonu samaritanu
— subject of the parable
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Spanish:
Buen Samaritano
— subject of the parable
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Thai:
ชาวสะมาเรียผู้ใจดี
— subject of the parable
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Welsh:
Samariad Trugarog
— subject of the parable
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Armenian:
բարի սամարացի
(bari samaracʻi)
— kind person
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Chinese Mandarin:
善良的人
— kind person
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Esperanto:
bona samariano
— kind person
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Finnish:
laupias samarialainen
— kind person
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French:
Bon Samaritain
— kind person
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Georgian:
კეთილი სამარიტელი
(ḳetili samariṭeli)
— kind person
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Icelandic:
fórnfús
— kind person
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Icelandic:
hjálpsamur
— kind person
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Japanese:
憐れみ深い人
(awaremi-bukai hito)
— kind person
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Norwegian Bokmål:
barmhjertig samaritan
— kind person
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Polish:
Dobry Samarytanin
— kind person
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Portuguese:
bom samaritano
— kind person
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Russian:
до́брый самаритя́нин
(dóbryj samaritjánin)
— kind person
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Sicilian:
bon'arma
— kind person
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Spanish:
buen samaritano
— kind person
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Swedish:
barmhärtig samarit
— kind person
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Swedish:
barmhärtig samarier
— kind person
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Thai:
พลเมืองดี
— kind person
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Urdu:
نیک دل انسان
(nek dil insān)
— kind person
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Welsh:
Samariad Trugarog
— kind person
