Strong G3996πενθέω

to mourn

Transliteration
pentheō
Pronunciation
pen-theh'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G3997; to grieve (the feeling or the act): - mourn (be-) wail.

Detailed definition

πενθέω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for אָבַל;]
to mourn (for), lament;
__(a) intrans.: Mat.5:4 (5) Mat.9:15, 1Co.5:2; π. καὶ κλαίειν, Mat.16:10, Luk.6:25, Jas.4:9, Rev.18:15, 19; before ἐπί, with accusative, Rev.18:11;
__(b) trans., with accusative, 2Co.12:21.†
SYN.: see: θρηνέω (AS)

In the Bible

Strong G3996 appears in 10 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • mourn7
  • wail2
  • bewail1
  • have1

First verses

  1. Matthew 5:4
    Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
  2. Matthew 9:15
    And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
  3. Mark 16:10
    And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
  4. Luke 6:25
    Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
  5. 1 Corinthians 5:2
    And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.
  6. 2 Corinthians 12:21
    And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
  7. James 4:9
    Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
  8. Revelation 18:11
    And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
  9. Revelation 18:15
    The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
  10. Revelation 18:19
    And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
πενθ-έω,
Epic dialect 3rd.pers. dual πενθείετον [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.283)]; Epic dialect infinitive πενθήμεναι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 18.174, 19.120)]: future -ήσω[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 207)]: aorist ἐπένθησα [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Ch.” 173, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.211)]: perfect πεπένθηκα [Refs 4th c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Demon.” 25, (συμ-) 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 60.33)]: (πένθος):— bewail, lament, especially for persons, νέκυν πενθῆσαι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 19.225, compare “Tragica Adespota” 331; πενθέειν τινα ὡς τεθνεῶτα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.95; π. γόοις 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 545 (_anapaest meter_); π. τινὰς δημοσίᾳ 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 2.66; π. τινὰ τριχί 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 173; ἐπί τινι π. καὶ κείρασθαι 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.211)]: absolutely, mourn, go into mourning, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 258b, etc.: with _accusative_ _cognate_, πενθεῖ νέον οἶκτον 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 64)]:—passive, to be mourned for, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 10.27; πένθος ἀμφί τινι πενθεῖται 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Tactica” 33.4.)]
2 of things, π. κακά [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 1320, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 2.2; πήματα 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 739; τύχας 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 268.)]