Good Samaritan
Good Samaritan · Good Samaritans
добрый самаритянин
barmherziger Samariter
A person who helps someone in distress out of their own good natureA person who helps someone in distress out of their own good nature.
Meaning
1 senses(figuratively, idiomatic)A person who helps someone in distress out of their own good nature.
barmherziger Samariter
до́брый самаритя́нинdóbryj samaritjánin, до́брый самаритя́нинdóbryj samaritjánin
More definitions
- a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of trouble
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
By meaning 1
subject of the parable:
Origin
From Luke 10:30-37, in which in a Jesus' parable, a Samaritan helped a half-dead Jew ignorFrom Luke 10:30-37, in which in a Jesus' parable, a Samaritan helped a half-dead Jew ignored by others.
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Forms
plural: Good Samaritans| Singular | Good Samaritan |
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See also
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