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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3996 matches the Greek πενθέω (pentheō),
which occurs 12 times in 9 verses in 'Isa' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:26

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And her [fn]gates will lament and mourn,

And deserted she will sit on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:8

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For the fields of Heshbon have languished, the vines of Sibmah as well;

The lords of the nations have trampled down its choice clusters

Which reached as far as Jazer and wandered to the deserts;

Its tendrils spread themselves out and passed over the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:8

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And the fishermen will lament,

And all those who cast a [fn]line into the Nile will mourn,

And those who spread nets on the waters will [fn]languish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:4 - The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and withers; the exalted of the people of the earth languish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:7

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The new wine mourns;

The vine languishes;

All the glad of heart sigh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:9

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The land mourns and languishes,

Lebanon is humiliated and withers;

Sharon is like a desert plain,

And Bashan and Carmel [fn]lose their foliage.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:2

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To proclaim the favorable year of Yahweh

And the day of vengeance of our God,

To comfort all who mourn,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:3

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To grant those who mourn in Zion,

Giving them a headdress instead of ashes,

The oil of rejoicing instead of mourning,

The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.

So they will be called [fn]oaks of righteousness,

The planting of Yahweh, that He may show forth His beautiful glory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:10

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“Be glad with Jerusalem and rejoice for her, all you who love her;

Be exceedingly joyful with her, all you who mourn over her,

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