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Lexicon :: Strong's G3077 - lypē

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λύπη
Transliteration
lypē (Key)
Pronunciation
loo'-pay
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a root word
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:313,540

Strong’s Definitions

λύπη lýpē, loo'-pay; apparently a primary word; sadness:—grief, grievous, + grudgingly, heaviness, sorrow.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G3077 in the following manner: sorrow (11x), heaviness (2x), grievous (1x), grudging (with G1537) (1x), grief (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G3077 in the following manner: sorrow (11x), heaviness (2x), grievous (1x), grudging (with G1537) (1x), grief (1x).

  1. sorrow, pain, grief, annoyance, affliction

    1. of persons mourning

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λύπη lýpē, loo'-pay; apparently a primary word; sadness:—grief, grievous, + grudgingly, heaviness, sorrow.
STRONGS G3077:
λύπη, λύπης, ἡ (from Aeschylus and Herodotus down), sorrow, pain, grief: of persons mourning, John 16:6; 2 Corinthians 2:7; opposed to χαρά, John 16:20; Hebrews 12:11; λύπην ἔχω (see ἔχω, 1. 2 g., p. 267a), John 16:21; Philippians 2:27; with addition of ἀπό and genitive of person, 2 Corinthians 2:3; λύπη μοι ἐστιν, Romans 9:2; ἐν λύπη ἔρχεσθαι, of one who on coming both saddens and is made sad, 2 Corinthians 2:1 (cf. λυπῶ ὑμᾶς, 2 Corinthians 2:2; and λύπην ἔχω, 2 Corinthians 2:3); ἀπό τῆς λύπης, for sorrow, Luke 22:45; ἐκ λύπης, with a sour, reluctant mind (A. V. grudgingly) (opposed to ἱλαρός), 2 Corinthians 9:7; ἡ κατά Θεόν λύπη, sorrow acceptable to God, 2 Corinthians 7:10 (see λυπέω), and ἡ τοῦ κόσμου λύπη, the usual sorrow of men at the loss of their earthly possessions, ibid.; objectively, annoyance, affliction (Herodotus 7, 152): λύπας ὑποφέρειν (R. V. griefs), 1 Peter 2:19.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
22:45
John
16:6; 16:20; 16:21
Romans
9:2
2 Corinthians
2:1; 2:2; 2:3; 2:3; 2:7; 7:10; 9:7
Philippians
2:27
Hebrews
12:11
1 Peter
2:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3077 matches the Greek λύπη (lypē),
which occurs 19 times in 18 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:16 - To the woman He said:

“I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception;
In pain you shall bring forth children;
Your desire shall be for your husband,
And he shall rule over you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:17 - Then to Adam He said, “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’:

“Cursed is the ground for your sake;
In toil you shall eat of it
All the days of your life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:29 - And he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD has cursed.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:38 - But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is left alone. If any calamity should befall him along the way in which you go, then you would bring down my gray hair with sorrow to the grave.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:29 - ‘But if you take this one also from me, and calamity befalls him, you shall bring down my gray hair with sorrow to the grave.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:1 - The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise son makes a glad father,
But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:10 - He who winks with the eye causes trouble,
But a prating fool will fall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:22 - The blessing of the LORD makes one rich,
And He adds no sorrow with it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:13 - Even in laughter the heart may sorrow,
And the end of mirth may be grief.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:13 - A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance,
But by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:20 - Like one who takes away a garment in cold weather,
And like vinegar on soda,
Is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:6 - Give strong drink to him who is perishing,
And wine to those who are bitter of heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:5 - Why should you be stricken again?
You will revolt more and more.
The whole head is sick,
And the whole heart faints.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:10 - And the ransomed of the LORD shall return,
And come to Zion with singing,
With everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness,
And sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:29 - He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:11 - Look, all you who kindle a fire,
Who encircle yourselves with sparks:
Walk in the light of your fire and in the sparks you have kindled—
This you shall have from My hand:
You shall lie down in torment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:11 - So the ransomed of the LORD shall return,
And come to Zion with singing,
With everlasting joy on their heads.
They shall obtain joy and gladness;
Sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:1 - But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he became angry.
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