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Lexicon :: Strong's G3996 - pentheō

Aa
πενθέω
Transliteration
pentheō (Key)
Pronunciation
pen-theh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:40,825

Trench's Synonyms: lxv. λυπέομαι, πενθέω, θρηνέω, κόπτω.

Strong’s Definitions

πενθέω penthéō, pen-theh'-o; from G3997; to grieve (the feeling or the act):—mourn, (be-)wail.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G3996 in the following manner: mourn (7x), wail (2x), bewail (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G3996 in the following manner: mourn (7x), wail (2x), bewail (1x).

  1. to mourn

  2. to mourn for, lament one

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πενθέω penthéō, pen-theh'-o; from G3997; to grieve (the feeling or the act):—mourn, (be-)wail.
STRONGS G3996:
πενθέω, πένθω; future πενθήσω; 1 aorist ἐπένθησα (πένθος); from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for אָבַל; to mourn;
a. intransitive: Matthew 5:4 (Matthew 5:5); Matthew 9:15; 1 Corinthians 5:2; πενθεῖν καί κλαίειν, Mark 16:10; Luke 6:25; James 4:9; Revelation 18:15, 19; ἐπί τίνι, over one, Revelation 18:11 R G L (Isaiah 66:10); ἐπί τινα, ibid. T Tr WH (2 Samuel 13:37; 2 Chronicles 35:24, etc.).
b. transitive, to mourn for, lament, one: 2 Corinthians 12:21 (cf. Winers Grammar, 635f (590); Buttmann, § 131, 4. Synonym: see θρηνέω, at the end.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
13:37
2 Chronicles
35:24
Isaiah
66:10
Matthew
5:4; 5:5; 9:15
Mark
16:10
Luke
6:25
1 Corinthians
5:2
2 Corinthians
12:21
James
4:9
Revelation
18:11; 18:15; 18:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3996 matches the Greek πενθέω (pentheō),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:4 - Happy are those who are sad: for they will be comforted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:15 - And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of the newly-married man be sad as long as he is with them? But the days will come when he will be taken away from them, and then will they go without food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:10 - She went and gave news of it to those who had been with him, while they were sorrowing and weeping.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:25 - Unhappy are you who are full of food now: for you will be in need. Unhappy are you who are laughing now: for you will be crying in sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:2 - And in place of feeling sorrow, you are pleased with yourselves, so that he who has done this thing has not been sent away from among you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:21 - And that when I come again, my God may put me to shame among you, and I may have grief for those who have done wrong before and have had no regret for their unclean ways, and for the evil desires of the flesh to which they have given way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:9 - Be troubled, with sorrow and weeping; let your laughing be turned to sorrow and your joy to grief.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:11 - And the traders of the earth are weeping and crying over her, because no man has any more desire for their goods,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:15 - The traders in these things, by which their wealth was increased, will be watching far off for fear of her punishment, weeping and crying;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:19 - And they put dust on their heads, and were sad, weeping and crying, and saying, Sorrow, sorrow for the great town, in which was increased the wealth of all who had their ships on the sea because of her great stores! for in one hour she is made waste.
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