Strong G2354θρηνέω
to lament
- Transliteration
- thrēneō
- Pronunciation
- thray-neh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G2355; to bewail: - lament mourn.
Detailed definition
θρηνέω, -ῶ
(θρῆνος), [in LXX chiefly for יָלַל hi., also for קַיִן pit., etc.;]
1. intrans., to lament, wail: Mat.11:17, Luk.7:32, Jhn.16:20.
2. Trans., to bewail: with accusative of person(s), Luk.23:27.†
SYN.: κλαίω, κόπτομαι, λυπέομαι, πενθέω (see Tr., Syn., lxv). (AS)
(θρῆνος), [in LXX chiefly for יָלַל hi., also for קַיִן pit., etc.;]
1. intrans., to lament, wail: Mat.11:17, Luk.7:32, Jhn.16:20.
2. Trans., to bewail: with accusative of person(s), Luk.23:27.†
SYN.: κλαίω, κόπτομαι, λυπέομαι, πενθέω (see Tr., Syn., lxv). (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2354 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- mourn2
- lament2
First verses
- Matthew 11:17And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
- Luke 7:32They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
- Luke 23:27And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
- John 16:20Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
θρην-έω,
future -ήσω[Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1541 (_anapaest meter_), 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 632 (Lyric poetry))]: aorist 1 -ησα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” [111])]:—middle (see. below [Refs (2))]: impersonal in perfect passive (see. below): (θρῆνος):—sing a dirge, wail, Μοῦσαι δ᾽ ἐννέα πᾶσαι ἀμειβόμεναι ὀπὶ καλῇ θρήνεον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 24.61)]; τίς ὁ θρηνήσω; [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Ag.”)][same place]; τίς.. ἔσθ᾽ ὁ θρηνῶ; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 1260; θ. πρὸς τύμβον 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 926; θ. καὶ ὀδύρεσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 38d; πρὸς σφᾶς αὐτούς 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 8.128: c._accusative_ _cognate_, στονόεσσαν ἀοιδὴν.. ἐθρήνεον)] were singing a doleful dirge, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.7221)]; γόον θ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 291; ὀξυτόνους ᾠδάς 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Aj.” [same place]; ἐπῳδάς [prev. work] 582)]; ὕμνους, of the nightingale, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 211 (Lyric poetry); φθόγγους ἀλύρους 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 162.7)]:—passive, ἅλις μοι τεθρήνηται γόοις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1401; ἱκανῶς τεθρήνηται 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Cat.” 20.)]
2 c.accusative, bewail, θ. πόνους [NT+5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 615; τὸν θάνατον 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 85a; ὅσα τὸν.. ἐμὸν θρηνῶ πατέρα 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 94 (_anapaest meter_), compare 530, NT.Luke.23.27, etc.; τὸν φύντα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 449)]:—so also middle, ἄκος γὰρ οὐδὲν τόνδε θρηνεῖσθαι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 43)]:—passive, to be lamented, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 852, “fragment” 653.)]
future -ήσω[Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1541 (_anapaest meter_), 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 632 (Lyric poetry))]: aorist 1 -ησα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” [111])]:—middle (see. below [Refs (2))]: impersonal in perfect passive (see. below): (θρῆνος):—sing a dirge, wail, Μοῦσαι δ᾽ ἐννέα πᾶσαι ἀμειβόμεναι ὀπὶ καλῇ θρήνεον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 24.61)]; τίς ὁ θρηνήσω; [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Ag.”)][same place]; τίς.. ἔσθ᾽ ὁ θρηνῶ; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 1260; θ. πρὸς τύμβον 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 926; θ. καὶ ὀδύρεσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 38d; πρὸς σφᾶς αὐτούς 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 8.128: c._accusative_ _cognate_, στονόεσσαν ἀοιδὴν.. ἐθρήνεον)] were singing a doleful dirge, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.7221)]; γόον θ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 291; ὀξυτόνους ᾠδάς 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Aj.” [same place]; ἐπῳδάς [prev. work] 582)]; ὕμνους, of the nightingale, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 211 (Lyric poetry); φθόγγους ἀλύρους 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 162.7)]:—passive, ἅλις μοι τεθρήνηται γόοις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 1401; ἱκανῶς τεθρήνηται 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Cat.” 20.)]
2 c.accusative, bewail, θ. πόνους [NT+5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 615; τὸν θάνατον 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 85a; ὅσα τὸν.. ἐμὸν θρηνῶ πατέρα 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 94 (_anapaest meter_), compare 530, NT.Luke.23.27, etc.; τὸν φύντα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 449)]:—so also middle, ἄκος γὰρ οὐδὲν τόνδε θρηνεῖσθαι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 43)]:—passive, to be lamented, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 852, “fragment” 653.)]