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Lexicon :: Strong's G2799 - klaiō

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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:18 - φωνὴ ἐν Ῥαμὰ ἠκούσθη κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὀδυρμὸς πολύς Ῥαχὴλ κλαίουσα G2799 τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς καὶ οὐκ ἤθελεν παρακληθῆναι ὅτι οὐκ εἰσίν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:75

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:75 - καὶ ἐμνήσθη ὁ Πέτρος τοῦ ῥήματος Ἰησοῦ εἰρηκότος ὅτι πρὶν ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι τρὶς ἀπαρνήσῃ με καὶ ἐξελθὼν ἔξω ἔκλαυσεν G2799 πικρῶς

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:38 - καὶ ἔρχονται εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ ἀρχισυναγώγου καὶ θεωρεῖ θόρυβον καὶ κλαίοντας G2799 καὶ ἀλαλάζοντας πολλά

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:39 - καὶ εἰσελθὼν λέγει αὐτοῖς τί θορυβεῖσθε καὶ κλαίετε G2799 τὸ παιδίον οὐκ ἀπέθανεν ἀλλὰ καθεύδει

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:72

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:72 - καὶ εὐθὺς ἐκ δευτέρου ἀλέκτωρ ἐφώνησεν καὶ ἀνεμνήσθη ὁ Πέτρος τὸ ῥῆμα ὡς εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι πρὶν ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι δὶς τρίς με ἀπαρνήσῃ καὶ ἐπιβαλὼν ἔκλαιεν G2799

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:10 - ἐκείνη πορευθεῖσα ἀπήγγειλεν τοῖς μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ γενομένοις πενθοῦσι καὶ κλαίουσιν G2799

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:21 - μακάριοι οἱ πεινῶντες νῦν ὅτι χορτασθήσεσθε μακάριοι οἱ κλαίοντες G2799 νῦν ὅτι γελάσετε

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:25 - οὐαὶ ὑμῖν οἱ ἐμπεπλησμένοι νῦν ὅτι πεινάσετε οὐαί οἱ γελῶντες νῦν ὅτι πενθήσετε καὶ κλαύσετε G2799

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:13 - καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὴν ὁ κύριος ἐσπλαγχνίσθη ἐπ᾽ αὐτῇ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ μὴ κλαῖε G2799

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:32 - ὅμοιοί εἰσιν παιδίοις τοῖς ἐν ἀγορᾷ καθημένοις καὶ προσφωνοῦσιν ἀλλήλοις ἃ λέγει ηὐλήσαμεν ὑμῖν καὶ οὐκ ὠρχήσασθε ἐθρηνήσαμεν καὶ οὐκ ἐκλαύσατε G2799

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:38 - καὶ στᾶσα ὀπίσω παρὰ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ κλαίουσα G2799 τοῖς δάκρυσιν ἤρξατο βρέχειν τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ καὶ ταῖς θριξὶν τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτῆς ἐξέμασσεν καὶ κατεφίλει τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ καὶ ἤλειφεν τῷ μύρῳ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:52 - ἔκλαιον G2799 δὲ πάντες καὶ ἐκόπτοντο αὐτήν ὁ δὲ εἶπεν μὴ κλαίετε G2799 οὐ γὰρ ἀπέθανεν ἀλλὰ καθεύδει

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:41 - καὶ ὡς ἤγγισεν ἰδὼν τὴν πόλιν ἔκλαυσεν G2799 ἐπ᾽ αὐτήν

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:62

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:62 - καὶ ἐξελθὼν ἔξω ἔκλαυσεν G2799 πικρῶς

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:28 - στραφεὶς δὲ πρὸς αὐτὰς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν θυγατέρες Ἰερουσαλήμ μὴ κλαίετε G2799 ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ πλὴν ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὰς κλαίετε G2799 καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:31 - οἱ οὖν Ἰουδαῖοι οἱ ὄντες μετ᾽ αὐτῆς ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ καὶ παραμυθούμενοι αὐτήν ἰδόντες τὴν Μαριὰμ ὅτι ταχέως ἀνέστη καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῇ δόξαντες ὅτι ὑπάγει εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον ἵνα κλαύσῃ G2799 ἐκεῖ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:33 - Ἰησοῦς οὖν ὡς εἶδεν αὐτὴν κλαίουσαν G2799 καὶ τοὺς συνελθόντας αὐτῇ Ἰουδαίους κλαίοντας G2799 ἐνεβριμήσατο τῷ πνεύματι καὶ ἐτάραξεν ἑαυτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:20 - ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι κλαύσετε G2799 καὶ θρηνήσετε ὑμεῖς ὁ δὲ κόσμος χαρήσεται ὑμεῖς λυπηθήσεσθε ἀλλ᾽ ἡ λύπη ὑμῶν εἰς χαρὰν γενήσεται

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:11 - Μαρία δὲ εἱστήκει πρὸς τῷ μνημείῳ ἔξω κλαίουσα G2799 ὡς οὖν ἔκλαιεν G2799 παρέκυψεν εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:13 - καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῇ ἐκεῖνοι γύναι τί κλαίεις G2799 λέγει αὐτοῖς ὅτι ἦραν τὸν κύριόν μου καὶ οὐκ οἶδα ποῦ ἔθηκαν αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:15 - λέγει αὐτῇ Ἰησοῦς γύναι τί κλαίεις G2799 τίνα ζητεῖς ἐκείνη δοκοῦσα ὅτι ὁ κηπουρός ἐστιν λέγει αὐτῷ κύριε εἰ σὺ ἐβάστασας αὐτόν εἰπέ μοι ποῦ ἔθηκας αὐτόν κἀγὼ αὐτὸν ἀρῶ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:39 - ἀναστὰς δὲ Πέτρος συνῆλθεν αὐτοῖς ὃν παραγενόμενον ἀνήγαγον εἰς τὸ ὑπερῷον καὶ παρέστησαν αὐτῷ πᾶσαι αἱ χῆραι κλαίουσαι G2799 καὶ ἐπιδεικνύμεναι χιτῶνας καὶ ἱμάτια ὅσα ἐποίει μετ᾽ αὐτῶν οὖσα ἡ Δορκάς

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:13 - τότε ἀπεκρίθη ὁ Παῦλος τί ποιεῖτε κλαίοντες G2799 καὶ συνθρύπτοντές μου τὴν καρδίαν ἐγὼ γὰρ οὐ μόνον δεθῆναι ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀποθανεῖν εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἑτοίμως ἔχω ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματος τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:15 - χαίρειν μετὰ χαιρόντων κλαίειν G2799 μετὰ κλαιόντων G2799

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:30 - καὶ οἱ κλαίοντες G2799 ὡς μὴ κλαίοντες G2799 καὶ οἱ χαίροντες ὡς μὴ χαίροντες καὶ οἱ ἀγοράζοντες ὡς μὴ κατέχοντες

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:18 - πολλοὶ γὰρ περιπατοῦσιν οὓς πολλάκις ἔλεγον ὑμῖν νῦν δὲ καὶ κλαίων G2799 λέγω τοὺς ἐχθροὺς τοῦ σταυροῦ τοῦ Χριστοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:9 - ταλαιπωρήσατε καὶ πενθήσατε καὶ κλαύσατε G2799 ὁ γέλως ὑμῶν εἰς πένθος μετατραπήτω καὶ ἡ χαρὰ εἰς κατήφειαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:1 - ἄγε νῦν οἱ πλούσιοι κλαύσατε G2799 ὀλολύζοντες ἐπὶ ταῖς ταλαιπωρίαις ὑμῶν ταῖς ἐπερχομέναις

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:4 - καὶ ἔκλαιον G2799 πολὺ ὅτι οὐδεὶς ἄξιος εὑρέθη ἀνοῖξαι τὸ βιβλίον οὔτε βλέπειν αὐτό

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5 - καὶ εἷς ἐκ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων λέγει μοι μὴ κλαῖε G2799 ἰδοὺ ἐνίκησεν ὁ λέων ὁ ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς Ἰούδα ἡ ῥίζα Δαυίδ ἀνοῖξαι τὸ βιβλίον καὶ τὰς ἑπτὰ σφραγῖδας αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:9 - καὶ κλαύσουσιν G2799 καὶ κόψονται ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτῆς πορνεύσαντες καὶ στρηνιάσαντες ὅταν βλέπωσιν τὸν καπνὸν τῆς πυρώσεως αὐτῆς

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:11 - καὶ οἱ ἔμποροι τῆς γῆς κλαίουσιν G2799 καὶ πενθοῦσιν ἐπ᾽ αὐτήν ὅτι τὸν γόμον αὐτῶν οὐδεὶς ἀγοράζει οὐκέτι

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:15 - οἱ ἔμποροι τούτων οἱ πλουτήσαντες ἀπ᾽ αὐτῆς ἀπὸ μακρόθεν στήσονται διὰ τὸν φόβον τοῦ βασανισμοῦ αὐτῆς κλαίοντες G2799 καὶ πενθοῦντες

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:19 - καὶ ἔβαλον χοῦν ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτῶν καὶ ἔκραζον κλαίοντες G2799 καὶ πενθοῦντες λέγοντες οὐαὶ οὐαί ἡ πόλις ἡ μεγάλη ἐν ᾗ ἐπλούτησαν πάντες οἱ ἔχοντες τὰ πλοῖα ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ ἐκ τῆς τιμιότητος αὐτῆς ὅτι μιᾷ ὥρᾳ ἠρημώθη
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