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Lexicon :: Strong's G2799 - klaiō

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κλαίω
Transliteration
klaiō (Key)
Pronunciation
klah'-yo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
mGNT
40x in 20 unique form(s)
TR
40x in 20 unique form(s)
LXX
114x in 30 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:722,436

Strong’s Definitions

κλαίω klaíō, klah'-yo; of uncertain affinity; to sob, i.e. wail aloud (whereas G1145 is rather to cry silently):—bewail, weep.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 40x

The KJV translates Strong's G2799 in the following manner: weep (39x), bewail (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 40x
The KJV translates Strong's G2799 in the following manner: weep (39x), bewail (1x).
  1. to mourn, weep, lament

    1. weeping as the sign of pain and grief for the thing signified (i.e. for the pain and grief)

    2. of those who mourn for the dead

  2. to weep for, mourn for, bewail, one

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κλαίω klaíō, klah'-yo; of uncertain affinity; to sob, i.e. wail aloud (whereas G1145 is rather to cry silently):—bewail, weep.
STRONGS G2799:
κλαίω; imperfect ἔκλαιον; future κλαύσω (Luke 6:25; John 16:20; and Tr WH text in Revelation 18:9, for κλαύσομαι. more common in Greek writ, especially the earlier, and found in Leviticus 10:6; Joel 2:17, and according to most editions in Revelation 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 בָּכָה; (from Homer down); to mourn, weep, lament;
a. intransitive: Mark 14:72; Mark 16:10; Luke 7:13, 38; John 11:31, 33; John 20:11, 13, 15; Acts 9:39; Acts 21:13; Rev. (Revelation 5:5); Revelation 18:15, 19; πολλά, for which L T Tr WH πολύ, Revelation 5:4; πικρῶς, Matthew 26:75; Luke 22:62; weeping as the sign of pain and grief for the thing signified (i. e. for pain and grief), Luke 6:21, 25 (opposed to γελαν); John 16:20; Romans 12:15 (opposed to χαίρειν); Philippians 3:18; 1 Corinthians 7:30; James 4:9; James 5:1; of those who mourn the dead: Mark 5:38; Luke 7:32; Luke 8:52; ἐπί τίνι, over anyone, Luke 19:41 R G (Sir. 22:11); also joined with πενθεῖν, Revelation 18:11 R G L; κλαίειν ἐπί τινα, Luke 19:41 L T Tr WH; Luke 23:28; joined with κόπτεσθαι followed by ἐπί τινα, Revelation 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.): Matthew 2:18, and Rec. in Revelation 18:9.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Leviticus
10:6
Joel
2:17
Matthew
2:18; 26:75
Mark
5:38; 14:72; 16:10
Luke
6:21; 6:25; 6:25; 7:13; 7:32; 7:38; 8:52; 19:41; 19:41; 22:62; 23:28
John
11:31; 11:33; 16:20; 16:20; 20:11; 20:13; 20:15
Acts
9:39; 21:13
Romans
12:15
1 Corinthians
7:30
Philippians
3:18
James
4:9; 5:1
Revelation
5:4; 5:5; 18:9; 18:9; 18:9; 18:9; 18:11; 18:15; 18:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2799 matches the Greek κλαίω (klaiō),
which occurs 40 times in 34 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:18 -

A voice was heard in Ramah,

weeping,[fn] and great mourning,

Rachel weeping for her children;

and she refused to be consoled,

because they are no more.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:75 -

and Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:38 -

They came to the leader’s house, and he saw a commotion ​— ​people weeping and wailing loudly.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:39 -

He went in and said to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:72 -

Immediately a rooster crowed a second time, and Peter remembered when Jesus had spoken the word to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:10 -

She went and reported to those who had been with him, as they were mourning and weeping.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:21 -

Blessed are you who are hungry now,

because you will be filled.

Blessed are you who weep now,

because you will laugh.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:25 -

“Woe to you who are now full,

for you will be hungry.

Woe to you[fn] who are now laughing,

for you will mourn and weep.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:13 -

When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said, “Don’t weep.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:32 -

“They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to each other:

We played the flute for you,

but you didn’t dance;

we sang a lament,

but you didn’t weep!

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:38 -

and stood behind him at his feet, weeping, and began to wash his feet with her tears. She wiped his feet with her hair, kissing them and anointing them with the perfume.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:52 -

Everyone was crying and mourning for her. But he said, “Stop crying, because she is not dead but asleep.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:41 -

As he approached and saw the city, he wept for it,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:62 -

And he went outside and wept bitterly.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:28 -

But turning to them, Jesus said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and your children.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:31 -

The Jews who were with her in the house consoling her saw that Mary got up quickly and went out. They followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to cry there.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:33 -

When Jesus saw her crying, and the Jews who had come with her crying, he was deeply moved[fn] in his spirit and troubled.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:20 -

“Truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:11 -

But Mary stood outside the tomb, crying. As she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:13 -

They said to her, “Woman, why are you crying? ”

“Because they’ve taken away my Lord,” she told them, “and I don’t know where they’ve put him.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:15 -

“Woman,” Jesus said to her, “why are you crying? Who is it that you’re seeking? ”

Supposing he was the gardener, she replied, “Sir, if you’ve carried him away, tell me where you’ve put him, and I will take him away.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:39 -

Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they led him to the room upstairs. And all the widows approached him, weeping and showing him the robes and clothes that Dorcas had made while she was with them.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:13 -

Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:15 -

Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:30 -

those who weep as though they did not weep, those who rejoice as though they did not rejoice, those who buy as though they didn’t own anything,

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:18 -

For I have often told you, and now say again with tears, that many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:9 -

Be miserable and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:1 -

Come now, you rich people, weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:4 -

I wept and wept because no one was found worthy to open[fn] the scroll or even to look in it.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5 -

Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Look, the Lion from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered so that he is able to open the scroll and[fn] its seven seals.”

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:9 -

The kings of the earth who have committed sexual immorality and shared her sensual and excessive ways will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke from her burning.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:11 -

The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo any longer ​— ​

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:15 -

The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand far off in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:19 -

They threw dust on their heads and kept crying out, weeping, and mourning,

Woe, woe, the great city,

where all those who have ships on the sea

became rich from her wealth;

for in a single hour she was destroyed.

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