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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,

WEEPING AND GREAT MOURNING,

RACHEL WEEPING FOR HER CHILDREN;

AND SHE WAS REFUSING TO BE COMFORTED,

BECAUSE THEY WERE NO MORE.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:75

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:75 - And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, “Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went out and cried G2799 bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:38 - And they *came to the house of the synagogue official; and He *saw a commotion, and people loudly crying G2799 and wailing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:39 - And entering in, He *said to them, “Why are you making a commotion and crying G2799? The child has not died, but is asleep.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:72 - And immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said the statement to him, “Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” [fn]And throwing himself down, he began to cry G2799.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:10 - She went and reported to those who had been with Him, while they were mourning and crying G2799.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:21 -

Blessed are those who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied.

Blessed are those who cry G2799 now, for you shall laugh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:25 -

Woe to you who [fn]are well-fed now, for you shall be hungry.

Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and cry G2799.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:13 - And when the Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her and said to her, “Do not cry G2799.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:32 - “They are like children, sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, who say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not cry G2799.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:38 - And standing behind Him at His feet, crying G2799, she began to wet His feet with her tears. And she kept wiping them with the hair of her head, and kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:52 - Now they were all crying G2799 and lamenting for her, but He said, “Stop crying G2799, for she has not died, but is asleep.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:41 -

And as He approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He cried G2799 over it,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:62

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:62 - And he went out and cried G2799 bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:28 - But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, stop crying G2799 for Me, but cry G2799 for yourselves and for your children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:31 - Then the Jews—who were with her in the house and consoling her—when they saw that Mary rose up quickly and went out, they followed her, thinking that she was going to the tomb to cry G2799 there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:33 - When Jesus therefore saw her crying G2799, and the Jews who came with her also crying G2799, He was [fn]deeply moved in spirit and [fn]was troubled,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:20 - “Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will cry G2799 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 Mary was standing outside the tomb crying G2799; and so, as she was crying G2799, she stooped to look into the tomb;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:13 - And they *said to her, “Woman, why are you crying G2799?” She *said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:15 - Jesus *said to her, “Woman, why are you crying G2799? Whom are you seeking?” Thinking Him to be the gardener, she *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 - So Peter arose and went with them. When he arrived, they brought him into the upper room; and all the widows stood beside him, crying G2799 and showing all the [fn]tunics and garments that Dorcas used to make while she was with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:13 - Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, crying G2799 and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:15 - Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep G2799 with those who weep G2799,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:30 - and those who cry G2799, as though they did not cry G2799; and those who rejoice, as though they did not rejoice; and those who buy, as though they did not possess;

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:18 - For many walk—of whom I often told you, and now tell you even crying G2799—as enemies of the cross of Christ,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:9 - Be miserable and mourn and cry G2799. Let your laughter be turned into 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, cry G2799, howling over your miseries which are coming upon you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:4 - Then I was crying G2799 greatly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5 - And one of the elders *said to me, “Stop crying G2799! Behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:9 -

“And the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived [fn]sensuously with her, will cry G2799 and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:11

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“And the merchants of the earth cry G2799 and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo anymore—

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:15 - “The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, crying G2799 and mourning,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:19 - “And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, crying G2799 and mourning, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who have ships at sea became rich by her [fn]wealth, for in one hour she has been laid waste!’
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