Strong's Lexicon
G2870
G2870 — κοπετός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2870 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κοπετός |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G2875 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | kopetos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kop-et-os' |
| Meaning: | 1. mourning (properly, by beating the breast) |
| KJV Renderings: | lamentation |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κοπετός, κοπετοῦ, ὁ (from κόπτομαι, see κόπτω), the Sept. for îÄñÀôÅÌã; Latinplanctus, i. e. lamentation with beating of the breast as n sign of grief: κοπετόν ποιεῖσθαι ἐπί τίνι, Act 8:2; ἐπί τινα, Zec 12:10. (Eupolis in Bekker’s annott. ad Etym. Magn., p. 776; Dionysius Halicarnassus, Antiquities 11, 31; Plutarch, Fab. 17.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κοπετός (lamentation)
Acts 8:2
- KJV: And devout men carried Stephen and made great lamentation over him
- GK: συνεκόμισαν δε τον Στέφανον άνδρες ευλαβείς και εποιήσαντο κοπετόν μέγαν επ΄ αυτώ