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Lexicon :: Strong's G3996 - pentheō

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πενθέω
Transliteration
pentheō (Key)
Pronunciation
pen-theh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:40,825

Trench's Synonyms: lxv. λυπέομαι, πενθέω, θρηνέω, κόπτω.

Strong’s Definitions

πενθέω penthéō, pen-theh'-o; from G3997; to grieve (the feeling or the act):—mourn, (be-)wail.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G3996 in the following manner: mourn (7x), wail (2x), bewail (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G3996 in the following manner: mourn (7x), wail (2x), bewail (1x).

  1. to mourn

  2. to mourn for, lament one

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πενθέω penthéō, pen-theh'-o; from G3997; to grieve (the feeling or the act):—mourn, (be-)wail.
STRONGS G3996:
πενθέω, πένθω; future πενθήσω; 1 aorist ἐπένθησα (πένθος); from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for אָבַל; to mourn;
a. intransitive: Matthew 5:4 (Matthew 5:5); Matthew 9:15; 1 Corinthians 5:2; πενθεῖν καί κλαίειν, Mark 16:10; Luke 6:25; James 4:9; Revelation 18:15, 19; ἐπί τίνι, over one, Revelation 18:11 R G L (Isaiah 66:10); ἐπί τινα, ibid. T Tr WH (2 Samuel 13:37; 2 Chronicles 35:24, etc.).
b. transitive, to mourn for, lament, one: 2 Corinthians 12:21 (cf. Winers Grammar, 635f (590); Buttmann, § 131, 4. Synonym: see θρηνέω, at the end.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
13:37
2 Chronicles
35:24
Isaiah
66:10
Matthew
5:4; 5:5; 9:15
Mark
16:10
Luke
6:25
1 Corinthians
5:2
2 Corinthians
12:21
James
4:9
Revelation
18:11; 18:15; 18:19

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Strong's Number G3996 matches the Greek πενθέω (pentheō),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:4 - Blessed they that mourn, for *they* shall be comforted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:15 - And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn so long as the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom will have been taken away from them, and then they will fast.

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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 6:25

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 1Co 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:2 - And *ye* are puffed up, and ye have not rather mourned, in order that he that has done this deed might be taken away out of the midst of you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:21 - lest my God should humble me as to you when I come again, and that I shall grieve over many of those who have sinned before, and have not repented as to the uncleanness and fornication and licentiousness which they have practised.

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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 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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