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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:18 - "A voice was heard in Ramah, Lamentation, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; She wouldn't be comforted, Because they are no more."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:75

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:75 - Rock remembered the word which Yeshua had said to him, "Before the cock crows, you will deny me three times." He went out and wept bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:38 - He came to the synagogue ruler's house, and he saw an uproar, weeping, and great wailing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:39 - When he had entered in, he said to them, "Why do you make an uproar and weep? The child is not dead, but is asleep."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:72

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:72 - The cock crowed the second time. Rock remembered the word, how that Yeshua said to him, "Before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times." When he thought about that, he wept.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:10 - She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:21 - Blessed are you who hunger now, For you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, For you will laugh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:25 - Woe to you, you who are full now! For you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now! For you will mourn and weep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:13 - When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, "Don't cry."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:32 - They are like children who sit in the marketplace, and call one to another, saying, 'We piped to you, and you didn't dance. We mourned, and you didn't weep.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:38 - Standing behind at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:52 - All were weeping and mourning her, but he said, "Don't weep. She isn't dead, but sleeping."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:41 - When he drew near, he saw the city and wept over it,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:62

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:62 - He went out, and wept bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:28 - But Yeshua, turning to them, said, "Daughters of Yerushalayim, don't weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:31 - Then the Yehudim who were with her in the house, and were consoling her, when they saw Miryam, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, "She is going to the tomb to weep there."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:33 - When Yeshua therefore saw her weeping, and the Yehudim weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:20 - Most assuredly I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:11 - But Miryam was standing outside at the tomb weeping. So, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:13 - They told her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I don't know where they have laid him."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:15 - Yeshua said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?" She, supposing him to be the gardener, said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:39 - Rock got up and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper chamber. All the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:13 - Then Sha'ul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Yerushalayim for the name of the Lord Yeshua."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:15 - Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:30 - and those who weep, as though they didn't weep; and those who rejoice, as though they didn't rejoice; and those who buy, as though they didn't possess;

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:18 - For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Messiah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:9 - Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:1 - Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:4 - And I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book, or to look in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5 - One of the Zakenim said to me, "Don't weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Yehudah, the Root of David, has overcome; he who opens the book and its seven seals."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:9 - The kings of the eretz, who committed sexual immorality and lived wantonly with her, will weep and wail over her, when they look at the smoke of her burning,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:11 - The merchants of the eretz weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise any more;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:15 - The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, will stand far away for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:19 - They cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her great wealth!' For in one hour is she made desolate.
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