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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 loud wailing, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because they were gone."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:75

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:75 - Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said: "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times." And he went outside and wept bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:38 - They came to the house of the synagogue ruler where he saw noisy confusion and people weeping and wailing loudly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:39 - When he entered he said to them, "Why are you distressed and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:72

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:72 - Immediately a rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said to him: "Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times." And he broke down and wept.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:10 - She went out and told those who were with him, while they were mourning and weeping.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:21 - "Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. "Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:25 - "Woe to you who are well satisfied with food now, for you will be hungry. "Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:13 - When the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, "Do not weep."

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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 out to one another, 'We played the flute for you, yet you did not dance; we wailed in mourning, yet you did not weep.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:38 - As she stood behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. She wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and anointed them with the perfumed oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:52 - Now they were all wailing and mourning for her, but he said, "Stop your weeping; she is not dead but asleep."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:41 - Now when Jesus approached and saw the city, he wept over it,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:62

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:62 - And he went outside and wept bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:28 - But Jesus turned to them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:31 - Then the people who were with Mary in the house consoling her saw her get up quickly and go out. They followed her, because they thought she was going to the tomb to weep there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:33 - When Jesus saw her weeping, and the people who had come with her weeping, he was intensely moved in spirit and greatly distressed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:20 - I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice; you will be sad, but your sadness will turn into joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:11 - But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she bent down and looked into the tomb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:13 - They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" Mary replied, "They have taken my Lord away, and I do not know where they have put him!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:15 - Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?" Because she thought he was the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:39 - So Peter got up and went with them, and when he arrived they brought him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him, crying and showing him the tunics and other clothing 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 replied, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up, but even to die in 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 with those who weep.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:30 - those with tears like those not weeping, those who rejoice like those not rejoicing, those who buy like those without possessions,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:18 - For many live, about whom I have often told you, and now, with tears, I tell you 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 - Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter into mourning and your joy into despair.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:1 - Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:4 - So I began weeping bitterly because no one was found who was 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 - Then one of the elders said to me, "Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; thus he can open the scroll and its seven seals."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:9 - Then the kings of the earth who committed immoral acts with her and lived in sensual luxury with her will weep and wail for her when they see the smoke from the fire that burns her up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:11 - Then the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn for her because no one buys their cargo any longer -

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:15 - The merchants who sold these things, who got rich from her, will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment. They will weep and mourn,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:19 - And they threw dust on their heads and were shouting with weeping and mourning, "Woe, Woe, O great city - in which all those who had ships on the sea got rich from her wealth - because in a single hour she has been destroyed!"
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