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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:18 - A voice has been heard in Rama, weeping, and great lamentation: Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:75

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:75 - And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who had said to him, Before the cock crow thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went forth without, and wept bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:38 - And he comes to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and sees the tumult, and people weeping and wailing greatly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:39 - And entering in he says to them, Why do ye make a tumult and weep? the child has not died, but sleeps.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:72

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:72 - And the second time a cock crew. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus said to him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice; and when he thought thereon he wept.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:10 - *She* went and brought word to those that had been with him, who were grieving and weeping.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:21 - Blessed ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:25 - Woe to you that are filled, for ye shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for ye shall mourn and weep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:13 - And the Lord, seeing her, was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Weep not;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:32 - They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:38 - and standing at his feet behind him weeping, began to wash his feet with tears; and she wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the myrrh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:52 - And all were weeping and lamenting her. But he said, Do not weep, for she has not died, but sleeps.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:41 - And as he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:62

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:62 - And Peter, going forth without, wept bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:28 - And Jesus turning round to them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep over me, but weep over yourselves and over your children;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:31 - The Jews therefore who were with her in the house and consoling her, seeing Mary that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, She goes to the tomb, that she may weep there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:33 - Jesus therefore, when he saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, was deeply moved in spirit, and was troubled,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:20 - Verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, ye, but the world shall rejoice; and ye will be grieved, but your grief shall be turned to joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:11 - But Mary stood at the tomb weeping without. As therefore she wept, she stooped down into the tomb,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:13 - And they say to her, Woman, why dost thou weep? She says to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:15 - Jesus says to her, Woman, why dost thou weep? Whom seekest thou? She, supposing that it was the gardener, says to him, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:39 - And Peter rising up went with them, whom, when arrived, they brought up into the upper chamber; and all the widows stood by him weeping and shewing him the body-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 - But Paul answered, What do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? for *I* am ready not only to be bound, but also 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 that rejoice, weep with those that weep.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:30 - and they that weep, as not weeping; and they that rejoice, as not rejoicing; and they that buy, as not possessing;

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:18 - (for many walk of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:9 - Be wretched, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:1 - Go to now, ye rich, weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:4 - And *I* wept much because no one had been found worthy to open the book nor to regard it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5 - And one of the elders says to me, Do not weep. Behold, the lion which is of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, has overcome so as to open the book, 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 have committed fornication, and lived luxuriously with her, shall weep and wail over her, when they see the smoke of her burning,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:11 - And the merchants of the earth weep and grieve over her, because no one buys their lading any more;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:15 - The merchants of these things, who had been enriched through her, shall stand afar off through fear of her torment, weeping and grieving,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:19 - and cast dust upon their heads, and cried, weeping and grieving, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, in which all that had ships in the sea were enriched through her costliness! for in one hour she has been made desolate.
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