Strong's Lexicon
G2799 — κλαίω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2799 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κλαίω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | of uncertain affinity |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 40 |
| Transliteration: | klaio |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | klai'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to sob, i.e. wail aloud {(whereas G1145 is rather to cry silently)} |
| KJV Renderings: | bewail, weep |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κλαίω; imperfect ἔκλαιον; future κλαύσω (Luk 6:25; Joh 16:20; and Tr WH text in Rev 18:9, for κλαύσομαι. more common in Greek writ, especially the earlier, and found in Lev 10:6; Joe 2:17, and according to most editions in Rev 18:9; cf. Krüger, § 40 under the word, i., p. 175f; Kühner, § 343, under the word, i., p. 847; (Veitch, under the word); Buttmann, 60 (53); (Winer’s Grammar, 87 (83))); 1 aorist ἔκλαυσα; the Sept. frequently for áÈÌëÈä; (from Homer down); to mourn, weep, lament;
a. intransitive: Mar 14:72; Mar 16:10; Luk 7:13; Luk 7:38; Joh 11:31; Joh 11:33; Joh 20:11; Joh 20:13; Joh 20:15; Act 9:39; Act 21:13; Rev. (); ; πολλά, for which L T Tr WH πολύ, Rev 5:4; πικρῶς, Mat 26:75; Luk 22:62; weeping as the sign of pain and grief for the thing signified (i. e. for pain and grief), Luk 6:21; Luk 6:25 (opposed to γελαν); Joh 16:20; Rom 12:15 (opposed to χαίρειν); Php 3:18; 1Co 7:30; Jas 4:9; Jas 5:1; of those who mourn the dead: Mar 5:38; Luk 7:32; Luk 8:52; ἐπί τίνι, over anyone, Luk 19:41 R G (Sir 22:11); also joined with πενθεῖν, Rev 18:11 R G L; κλαίειν ἐπί τινα, Luk 19:41 L T Tr WH; ; joined with κόπτεσθαι followed by ἐπί τινα, Rev 18:9 T Tr WH.
b. transitive, τινα, to weep for, mourn for, bewail, one (cf. Buttmann, § 131, 4; Winer’s Grammar, 32, 1 γ.): Mat 2:18, and Rec. in Rev 18:9. [SYNONYMS: δακρύω, κλαίω, ὀδύρομαι, θρηνέω, ἀλαλάζω (ὀλολύζω), στενάζω: strictly, δακρύω denotes to shed tears, weep silently; κλαίω to weep audibly, to cry as a child; ὀδύρομαι to give verbal expression to grief, to lament; θρηνέω to give formal expression to grief, to sing a dirge; ἀλαλάζω to wail in oriental style, to howl in a consecrated, semi-liturgical fashion; στενάζω to express grief by inarticulate or semi-articulate sounds, to groan. Cf. Schmidt chh. 26, 126.]
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κλαίω (bewail)
Matthew 2:18
- KJV: In Rama was there a voice heard lamentation and weeping and great mourning Rachel weeping her children and would not be comforted because they are not
- GK: φωνή εν Ραμά ηκούσθη θρήνος και κλαυθμός και οδυρμός πολύς Ραχήλ κλαίουσα τα τέκνα αυτής και ουκ ήθελε παρακληθήναι ότι ουκ εισί
Matthew 26:75
- KJV: And Peter remembered the word of Jesus which said unto him Before the cock crow thou shalt deny me thrice And he went out and wept bitterly
- GK: και εμνήσθη ο Πέτρος του ρήματος Ιησού ειρηκότος αυτώ ότι πριν αλέκτορα φωνήσαι τρις απαρνήση με και εξελθών έξω έκλαυσε πικρώς
Mark 5:38
- KJV: And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue and seeth the tumult and them that wept and wailed greatly
- GK: και έρχεται εις τον οίκον του αρχισυναγώγου και θεωρεί θόρυβον και κλαίοντας και αλαλάζοντας πολλά
Mark 5:39
- KJV: And when he was come in he saith unto them Why make ye this ado and weep the damsel is not dead but sleepeth
- GK: και εισελθών λέγει αυτοίς τι θορυβείσθε και κλαίετε το παίδιον ουκ απέθανεν αλλά καθεύδει
Mark 14:72
- KJV: And the second time the cock crew And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him Before the cock crow twice thou shalt deny me thrice And when he thought thereon he wept
- GK: και εκ δευτέρου αλέκτωρ εφώνησε και ανεμνήσθη ο Πέτρος του ρήματος ου είπεν αυτώ ο Ιησούς ότι πριν αλέκτορα φωνήσαι δις απαρνήση με τρίς και επιβαλών έκλαιε
Mark 16:10
- KJV: she went and told them that had been with him as they mourned and wept
- GK: εκείνη πορευθείσα απήγγειλε τοις μετ΄ αυτού γενομένοις πενθούσι και κλαίουσι
Luke 6:21
- KJV: Blessed that hunger now for ye shall be filled Blessed that weep now for ye shall laugh
- GK: μακάριοι οι πεινώντες νυν ότι χορτασθήσεσθε μακάριοι οι κλαίοντες νυν ότι γελάσετε
Luke 6:25
- KJV: Woe unto you that are full for ye shall hunger Woe unto you that laugh now for ye shall mourn and weep
- GK: ουαί υμίν οι εμπεπλησμένοι ότι πεινάσετε ουαί υμίν οι γελώντες νυν ότι πενθήσετε και κλαύσετε
Luke 7:13
- KJV: And when the Lord saw her he had compassion on her and said unto her Weep not
- GK: και ιδών αυτήν ο κύριος εσπλαγχνίσθη επ΄ αυτή και είπεν αυτή μη κλαίε
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