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Lexicon :: Strong's G3997 - penthos

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πένθος
Transliteration
penthos (Key)
Pronunciation
pen'-thos
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strengthened from the alternate of πάσχω (G3958)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:40,825

Strong’s Definitions

πένθος pénthos, pen'-thos; strengthened from the alternate of G3958; grief:—mourning, sorrow.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G3997 in the following manner: sorrow (3x), mourning (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G3997 in the following manner: sorrow (3x), mourning (2x).
  1. mourning

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πένθος pénthos, pen'-thos; strengthened from the alternate of G3958; grief:—mourning, sorrow.
STRONGS G3997:
πένθος, πένθους, τό (πένθω ((?); akin, rather, to πάθος, πένομαι (cf. πένης); see Curtius, p. 53; Vanicek, p. 1165)), from Homer down, the Sept. for אֵבֶל, mourning: James 4:9; Revelation 18:7; Revelation 21:4.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

James
4:9
Revelation
18:7; 21:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3997 matches the Greek πένθος (penthos),
which occurs 5 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:9 - Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:7 - “In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:8 - “Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges[fn] her.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:4 - “And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
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