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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 114 times in 101 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 21:16–2Sa 12:21)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:16 - And she departed and sat down opposite him at a distance, as it were a bow-shot, for she said, Surely I cannot see the death of my child: and she sat opposite him, and the child cried aloud and wept.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:38

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:38 - And Esau said to his father, Hast thou only one blessing, father? Bless, I pray thee, me also, father. And [fn]Isaac being troubled, Esau cried aloud and wept.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:11 - And Jacob kissed Rachel, and cried with a loud voice and wept.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:4 - And Esau ran on to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they both wept.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:35 - And all his sons and his daughters gathered themselves together, and came to comfort him; but he would not be comforted, saying, I will go down to my son mourning to Hades; and his father wept for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:24 - And Joseph turned away from them, and wept; and again he came to them, and spoke to them; and he took Symeon from them, and bound him before their eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:30 - And Joseph was troubled, for his bowels yearned over his brother, and he sought to weep; and he went into his chamber, and wept there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:14 - And he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept on him; and Benjamin wept on his neck.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:15 - And he kissed all his brethren, and wept on them; and after these things his brethren spoke to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:29 - And Joseph having [fn]made ready his chariots, went up to meet Israel his father, at the city of Heroes; and having appeared to him, fell on his neck, and wept with [fn]abundant weeping.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:1 - And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept on him, and kissed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:17 - Thus say ye to Joseph, Forgive them their injustice and their sin, forasmuch as they have done thee evil; and now [fn]pardon the injustice of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept while they spoke to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:6 - And having opened it, she sees the babe weeping in the ark: and the daughter of Pharao had compassion on it, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:6 - And Moses said to Aaron, and Eleazar and Ithamar his sons that were left, Ye shall not make bare your heads, and ye shall not tear your garments; that ye die not, and so there should be wrath on all the congregation: but your brethren, even all the house of Israel, shall lament for the burning, with which they were burnt by the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:4 - And the mixed multitude among them lusted [fn]exceedingly; and they and the children of Israel sat down and wept and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:10 - And Moses heard them weeping by their families, every one in his door: and the Lord was very angry; and the thing was evil in the sight of Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:13 - Whence have I flesh to give to all this people? for they weep to me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:18 - And to the people thou shalt say, Purify yourselves for the morrow, and ye shall eat flesh; for ye wept before the Lord, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it [fn]was well with us in Egypt: and the Lord shall allow you to eat flesh, and ye shall eat flesh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:20 - ye shall eat for [fn]a full month, until the flesh come out at your nostrils; and it shall be [fn]nausea to you, because ye disobeyed the Lord, who is among you, and wept before him, saying, What had we to do to come out of Egypt?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:1 - And all the congregation lifted up their voice and cried; and the people wept all that night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:29 - And all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead: and they wept for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:6 - And, behold, a man of the children of Israel came and brought his brother to a Madianitish woman before Moses, and before all the congregation of the children of Israel; and they were weeping at the door of the tabernacle of witness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:45 - And ye sat down and wept before the Lord our God, and the Lord hearkened not to your voice, neither did he take heed to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:13 - and shalt take away her garments of captivity from off her, and she shall abide in thine house, and shall bewail her father and mother the days of a month; and afterwards thou shalt go in to her and dwell with her, and she shall be thy wife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:8 - And the children of Israel wept for Moses in Araboth of Moab at Jordan near Jericho thirty days; and the days of the sad mourning for Moses were completed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:4 - And it came to pass when the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:37 - And she said to her father, Let my father now do this thing: let me alone for two months, and I will go up and down on the mountains, and I will bewail my virginity, I and my companions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:38 - And he said, Go: and he sent her away for two months; and she went, and her companions, and she bewailed her virginity on the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:16 - And Sampson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not; for the riddle which thou hast propounded to the children of my people, thou hast not told me: and Sampson said to her, If I have not told it to my father and my mother, shall I tell it to thee?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:17 - And she wept before him the seven days, during which their banquet lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she troubled him; and she told it to the children of her people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:23 - And the children of Israel went up, and wept before the Lord till evening, and enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall we again draw nigh to battle with our brethren the children of Benjamin? and the Lord said, Go up against them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:26 - And the children of Israel and all the people went up, and came to Bæthel; and they wept, and sat there before the Lord; and they fasted on that day until evening, and offered whole-burnt-offerings and [fn]perfect sacrifices, before the Lord,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:2 - And the people came to Bæthel, and sat there until evening before God: and they lifted up their voice and wept with a great weeping;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:9 - The Lord grant you that ye may find rest each of you in the house of her husband: and she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:14 - And they lifted up their voice, and wept again; and Orpha kissed her mother-in-law and returned to her people; but Ruth followed her.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:7 - So she did year by year, in going up to the house of the Lord; and she was dispirited, and wept, and did not eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:8 - And Helkana her husband said to her, Anna: and she said to him, Here am I, my lord: and he said to her, What ails thee that thou weepest? and why dost thou not eat? and why does thy heart smite thee? am I not better to thee than ten children?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:10 - And she was very much grieved in spirit, and prayed to the Lord, and wept abundantly.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:4 - And the messengers came to Gabaa to Saul, and they speak the words into the ears of the people; and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:5 - And, behold, Saul came after the early morning out of the field: and Saul said, Why does the people weep? and they tell him the words of the men of Jabis.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:16 - And Saul and Jonathan his son, and the people that were found with them, halted in Gabaa of Benjamin; and they wept: and the Philistines had encamped in Machmas.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:41 - And when the lad went in, then David arose from the [fn]argab, and fell upon his face, and did obeisance to him three times, and they kissed each other, and wept for each other, for a great while.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:16 - (LXX 24:17) And it came to pass when David had finished speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, son David? and Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:4 - And David and his men lifted up their voice, and wept till there was no longer any power within them to weep.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:12 - And they lamented, and wept, and fasted till evening, for Saul and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Juda, and for the house of Israel, because they were smitten with the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:24 - Daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you with scarlet together with your adorning, who added golden ornaments to your apparel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:16 - And her husband went with her weeping behind her as far as Barakim. And Abenner said to him, Go, return; and he returned.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:32 - And they bury Abenner in Chebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at his tomb, and all the people wept for Abenner.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:34 - Thy hands were not bound, and thy feet were not put in fetters: one brought thee not near as Nabal; thou didst fall before children of iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:21 - And his servants said to him, What is this thing that thou hast done concerning the child? while it was yet living thou didst fast, and weep, and watch: and when the child was dead thou didst rise up, and didst eat bread, and drink.

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