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Lexicon :: Strong's G2355 - thrēnos

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θρῆνος
Transliteration
thrēnos (Key)
Pronunciation
thray'-nos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of θροέω (G2360)
mGNT
0x in 0 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
24x in 5 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

TDNT Reference: 3:148,335

Strong’s Definitions

θρῆνος thrēnos, thray'-nos; from the base of G2360; wailing:—lamentation.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G2355 in the following manner: lamentation (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G2355 in the following manner: lamentation (1x).

  1. a lamentation

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θρῆνος thrēnos, thray'-nos; from the base of G2360; wailing:—lamentation.
STRONGS G2355:
θρῆνος, -ου, ὁ, (θρέομαι to cry aloud, to lament; cf. German Thräne [(?), rather drönen; Curtius § 317]), a lamentation: Matthew 2:18 Rec. (Sept; for קִינָה, also נְהִי; O. T. Apocrypha; Homer, Pindar, Tragg., Xenophon, Ages. 10, 3; Plato, others.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
2:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2355 matches the Greek θρῆνος (thrēnos),
which occurs 24 times in 22 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:17 - Then David composed a funeral song for Saul and Jonathan,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 35:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:25 - The prophet Jeremiah composed funeral songs for Josiah, and to this day choirs still sing these sad songs about his death. These songs of sorrow have become a tradition and are recorded in The Book of Laments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:4 - you will taunt the king of Babylon. You will say,
“The mighty man has been destroyed.
Yes, your insolence[fn] is ended.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:29 - Shave your head in mourning, and weep alone on the mountains. For the LORD has rejected and forsaken this generation that has provoked his fury.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:10 - I will weep for the mountains
and wail for the wilderness pastures.
For they are desolate and empty of life;
the lowing of cattle is heard no more;
the birds and wild animals have all fled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:18 - Quick! Begin your weeping!
Let the tears flow from your eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:20 - Listen, you women, to the words of the LORD;
open your ears to what he has to say.
Teach your daughters to wail;
teach one another how to lament.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:15 - This is what the LORD says:
“A cry is heard in Ramah—
deep anguish and bitter weeping.
Rachel weeps for her children,
refusing to be comforted—
for her children are gone.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:1 - Jerusalem, once so full of people,
is now deserted.
She who was once great among the nations
now sits alone like a widow.
Once the queen of all the earth,
she is now a slave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 2:10 - which he unrolled. And I saw that both sides were covered with funeral songs, words of sorrow, and pronouncements of doom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:1 - “Sing this funeral song for the princes of Israel:

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:14 - A fire has burst out from its branches
and devoured its fruit.
Its remaining limbs are not
strong enough to be a ruler’s scepter. “This is a funeral song, and it will be used in a funeral.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:17 - Then they will wail for you, singing this funeral song:
“O famous island city,
once ruler of the sea,
how you have been destroyed!
Your people, with their naval power,
once spread fear around the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:2 - “Son of man, sing a funeral song for Tyre,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:32

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:32 - As they wail and mourn over you,
they sing this sad funeral song:
‘Was there ever such a city as Tyre,
now silent at the bottom of the sea?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:12 - “Son of man, sing this funeral song for the king of Tyre. Give him this message from the Sovereign LORD:
“You were the model of perfection,
full of wisdom and exquisite in beauty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:2 - “Son of man, mourn for Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and give him this message:
“You think of yourself as a strong young lion among the nations,
but you are really just a sea monster,
heaving around in your own rivers,
stirring up mud with your feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:16 - Yes, this is the funeral song
they will sing for Egypt.
Let all the nations mourn.
Let them mourn for Egypt and its hordes.
I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:1 - Listen, you people of Israel! Listen to this funeral song I am singing:

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:16 - Therefore, this is what the Lord, the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, says:
“There will be crying in all the public squares
and mourning in every street.
Call for the farmers to weep with you,
and summon professional mourners to wail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:10 - I will turn your celebrations into times of mourning
and your singing into weeping.
You will wear funeral clothes
and shave your heads to show your sorrow—
as if your only son had died.
How very bitter that day will be!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:4 - In that day your enemies will make fun of you
by singing this song of despair about you:
“We are finished,
completely ruined!
God has confiscated our land,
taking it from us.
He has given our fields
to those who betrayed us.[fn]”
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