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Lexicon :: Strong's G2799 - klaiō

Aa
κλαίω
Transliteration
klaiō (Key)
Pronunciation
klah'-yo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
mGNT
40x in 20 unique form(s) TR
40x in 20 unique form(s) LXX
114x in 30 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:722,436

Strong’s Definitions

κλαίω klaíō, klah'-yo; of uncertain affinity; to sob, i.e. wail aloud (whereas G1145 is rather to cry silently):—bewail, weep.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 40x

The KJV translates Strong's G2799 in the following manner: weep (39x), bewail (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 40x
The KJV translates Strong's G2799 in the following manner: weep (39x), bewail (1x).

  1. to mourn, weep, lament

    1. weeping as the sign of pain and grief for the thing signified (i.e. for the pain and grief)

    2. of those who mourn for the dead

  2. to weep for, mourn for, bewail, one

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κλαίω klaíō, klah'-yo; of uncertain affinity; to sob, i.e. wail aloud (whereas G1145 is rather to cry silently):—bewail, weep.
STRONGS G2799:
κλαίω; imperfect ἔκλαιον; future κλαύσω (Luke 6:25; John 16:20; and Tr WH text in Revelation 18:9, for κλαύσομαι. more common in Greek writ, especially the earlier, and found in Leviticus 10:6; Joel 2:17, and according to most editions in Revelation 18:9; cf. Krüger, § 40 under the word, i., p. 175f; Kühner, § 343, under the word, i., p. 847; (Veitch, under the word); Buttmann, 60 (53); (Winer's Grammar, 87 (83))); 1 aorist ἔκλαυσα; the Sept. frequently for בָּכָה; (from Homer down); to mourn, weep, lament;
a. intransitive: Mark 14:72; Mark 16:10; Luke 7:13, 38; John 11:31, 33; John 20:11, 13, 15; Acts 9:39; Acts 21:13; Rev. (Revelation 5:5); Revelation 18:15, 19; πολλά, for which L T Tr WH πολύ, Revelation 5:4; πικρῶς, Matthew 26:75; Luke 22:62; weeping as the sign of pain and grief for the thing signified (i. e. for pain and grief), Luke 6:21, 25 (opposed to γελαν); John 16:20; Romans 12:15 (opposed to χαίρειν); Philippians 3:18; 1 Corinthians 7:30; James 4:9; James 5:1; of those who mourn the dead: Mark 5:38; Luke 7:32; Luke 8:52; ἐπί τίνι, over anyone, Luke 19:41 R G (Sir. 22:11); also joined with πενθεῖν, Revelation 18:11 R G L; κλαίειν ἐπί τινα, Luke 19:41 L T Tr WH; Luke 23:28; joined with κόπτεσθαι followed by ἐπί τινα, Revelation 18:9 T Tr WH.
b. transitive, τινα, to weep for, mourn for, bewail, one (cf. Buttmann, § 131, 4; Winer's Grammar, 32, 1 γ.): Matthew 2:18, and Rec. in Revelation 18:9.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Leviticus
10:6
Joel
2:17
Matthew
2:18; 26:75
Mark
5:38; 14:72; 16:10
Luke
6:21; 6:25; 6:25; 7:13; 7:32; 7:38; 8:52; 19:41; 19:41; 22:62; 23:28
John
11:31; 11:33; 16:20; 16:20; 20:11; 20:13; 20:15
Acts
9:39; 21:13
Romans
12:15
1 Corinthians
7:30
Philippians
3:18
James
4:9; 5:1
Revelation
5:4; 5:5; 18:9; 18:9; 18:9; 18:9; 18:11; 18:15; 18:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2799 matches the Greek κλαίω (klaiō),
which occurs 40 times in 34 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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“A VOICE G5456 WAS HEARD G191 IN RAMAH G4471,

WEEPING G2805 AND GREAT G4183 MOURNING G3602,

RACHEL G4478 WEEPING G2805 FOR HER CHILDREN G5043;

AND SHE REFUSED G3756 G2309 TO BE COMFORTED G3870,

BECAUSE G3754 THEY WERE NO G3756 MORE.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:75 - And Peter G4074 remembered G3403 the statement G4487 that Jesus G2424 had [fn]made G3004: “Before G4250 a rooster G220 crows G5455, you will deny G533 Me three G5151 times G5151.” And he went G1831 out G1831 and wept G2799 bitterly G4090.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:38 - They *came G2064 to the house G3624 of the synagogue G752 official G752, and He *saw G2334 a commotion G2351, and people loudly G4183 weeping G2799 and wailing G214.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:39 - And after entering G1525, He *said G3004 to them, “Why G5101 are you making G2350 a G2350 commotion G2350 and weeping G2799? The child G3813 has not died G599, but is G2518 asleep G2518.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:72 - And immediately G2117 a rooster G220 crowed G5455 a second G1208 time G1208. And Peter G4074 remembered G363 how G5613 Jesus G2424 had made G3004 the remark G4487 to him, “Before G4250 a rooster G220 crows G5455 twice G1364, you will deny G533 Me three G5151 times G5151.” And [fn]he hurried G1911 on G1911 and began to weep G2799.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:10 - She went G4198 and reported G518 to those G3588 who had been G1096 with Him, while they were mourning G3996 and weeping G2799.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:21 - “Blessed G3107 are [fn]you who are hungry G3983 now G3568, for you will be satisfied G5526. Blessed G3107 are [fn]you who weep G2799 now G3568, for you will laugh G1070.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:25 - “Woe G3759 to you who [fn]are well-fed G1705 now G3568, for you will be hungry G3983. Woe G3759 to you who laugh G1070 now G3568, for you will mourn G3996 and weep G2799.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:13 - When the Lord G2962 saw G3708 her, He felt G4697 compassion G4697 for her and said G3004 to her, “Do not go on weeping G2799.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:32 - “They are like G3664 children G3813 who sit G2521 in the marketplace G58 and call G4377 to G4377 one G240 another G240, and say G3004, ‘We played G832 the G832 flute G832 for you, and you did not dance G3738; we sang G2354 a G2354 song G2354 of G2354 mourning G2354, and you did not weep G2799.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:38 - and standing G2476 behind G3694 Him at His feet G4228, weeping G2799, she began G757 to wet G1026 His feet G4228 with her tears G1144, and she wiped G1591 them with the hair G2359 of her head G2776, and began kissing G2705 His feet G4228 and anointing G218 them with the perfume G3464.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:52 - Now G1161 they were all G3956 weeping G2799 and mourning G2875 for her; but He said G3004, “Stop G3361 weeping G2799, for she has not died G599, but is G2518 asleep G2518.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:41 -

When G5613 He approached G1448 Jerusalem, He saw G3708 the city G4172 and wept G2799 over G1909 it,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:62

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:62 - And he went G1831 out G1831 and wept G2799 bitterly G4090.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:28 - But Jesus G2424 turned G4762 to them and said G3004, “Daughters G2364 of Jerusalem G2419, stop G3361 weeping G2799 for Me, but weep G2799 for yourselves G1438 and for your children G5043.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:31 - Then G3767 the Jews G2453 who were with her in the house G3614 and were consoling G3888 her, when they saw G3708 that Mary G3137 had gotten G450 up G450 quickly G5030 and left G1831, they followed G190 her, thinking G1380 that she was going G5217 to the tomb G3419 to weep G2799 there G1563.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:33 - Therefore G3767 when G5613 Jesus G2424 saw G3708 her weeping G2799, and the Jews G2453 who came G4905 with her also weeping G2799, He was deeply G1690 moved G1690 in spirit G4151 and [fn]was troubled G5015,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:20 - “Truly G281, truly G281 I say G3004 to you that you will weep G2799 and mourn G2354, but the world G2889 will rejoice G5463; you will grieve G3076, but your grief G3077 will be turned G1096 into joy G5479!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:11

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But Mary G3137 was standing G2476 outside G1854 the tomb G3419, weeping G2799; so G3767 as she wept G2799, she stooped G3879 to G3879 look G3879 into the tomb G3419;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:13 - And they *said G3004 to her, “Woman G1135, why G5101 are you weeping G2799?” She *said G3004 to them, “Because G3754 they have taken G142 away G142 my Lord G2962, and I do not know G6063 where G4226 they put G5087 Him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:15 - Jesus G2424 *said G3004 to her, “Woman G1135, why G5101 are you weeping G2799? Whom G5101 are you seeking G2212?” Thinking G1380 that He was the gardener G2780, she *said G3004 to Him, “Sir G2962, if G1487 you have carried G941 Him away G941, tell G3004 me where G4226 you put G5087 Him, and I will take G142 Him away G142.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:39 - So G1161 Peter G4074 got G450 ready G450 and went G4905 with them. When he arrived G3854, they brought G321 him into the room G5253 upstairs G5253; and all G3956 the widows G5503 stood G3936 beside G3936 him, weeping G2799 and showing G1925 all G3745 the [fn]tunics G5509 and garments G2440 that G3745 Dorcas G1393 used to make G4160 while she was with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:13 - Then G5119 Paul G3972 replied G611, “What G5101 are you doing G4160, weeping G2799 and breaking G4919 my heart G2588? For I am G2192 ready G2093 not only G3440 to be bound G1210, but even G2532 to die G599 in Jerusalem G2419 for the name G3686 of the Lord G2962 Jesus G2424.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:15 - Rejoice G5463 with those who rejoice G5463, and weep G2799 with those who weep G2799.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:30 - and those G3588 who weep G2799, as G5613 though G5613 they did not weep G2799; and those G3588 who rejoice G5463, as G5613 though G5613 they did not rejoice G5463; and those G3588 who buy G59, as G5613 though G5613 they did not possess G2722;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:18 - For many G4183 walk G4043, of whom G3739 I often G4178 told G3004 you, and now G3568 tell G3004 you even G2532 as I weep G2799, that they are the enemies G2190 of the cross G4716 of Christ G5547,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:9 - Be miserable G5003, and mourn G3996, and weep G2799; let your laughter G1071 be turned G6060 into mourning G3997, and your joy G5479 into gloom G2726.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:1

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Come G33 now G3568, you rich G4145 people G4145, weep G2799 and howl G3649 for your miseries G5004 which are coming G1904 upon G1904 you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:4 - Then G2532 I began to weep G2799 greatly G4183 because G3754 no G3762 one G3762 was found G2147 worthy G514 to open G455 the scroll G975 or G3777 to look G991 into it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5 - And one G1520 of the elders G4245 *said G3004 to me, “Stop G3361 weeping G2799; behold G2400, the Lion G3023 that is from the tribe G5443 of Judah G2455, the Root G4491 of David G1138, has overcome G3528 so as to be able to open G455 the scroll G975 and its seven G2033 seals G4973.”

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“And the kings G935 of the earth G1093, who committed G4203 acts of sexual G4203 immorality G4203 and lived G4763 luxuriously G4763 with her, will weep G2799 and mourn G2875 over G1909 her when G3752 they see G991 the smoke G2586 of her burning G4451,

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“And the merchants G1713 of the earth G1093 weep G2799 and mourn G3996 over G1909 her, because G3754 no G3762 one G3762 buys G59 their cargo G1117 any G3765 more G3765—

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:15 - “The merchants G1713 of these G3778 things G3778, who became G4147 rich G4147 from her, will stand G2476 at a distance G3113 because G1223 of the fear G5401 of her torment G929, weeping G2799 and mourning G3996,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:19 - “And they threw G906 dust G5522 on their heads G2776 and were crying G2896 out G2896, weeping G2799 and mourning G3996, saying G3004, ‘Woe G3759, woe G3759, the great G3173 city G4172, in which G3739 all G3956 who had G2192 ships G4143 at sea G2281 became G4147 rich G4147 from her prosperity G5094, for in one G1520 hour G5610 she has been laid G2049 waste G2049!’
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