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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 are those who 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 friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be 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 told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:25 - Woe to you who are full,
For you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now,
For you shall mourn and weep.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:2 - And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who has done this deed might be taken away from among you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:21 - lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and I shall mourn for many who have sinned before and have not repented of the uncleanness, fornication, and lewdness which they have practiced.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:9 - Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:11 - “And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore:

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:15 - “The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:19 - “They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! For in one hour she is made desolate.’
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