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Lexicon :: Strong's G3996 - pentheō

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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 Box Mat 5:4

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Blessed are those who mourn G3996, for they shall be comforted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:15 - And Jesus said to them, “Can the [fn]attendants of the bridegroom mourn G3996 as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:10 - She went and reported to those who had been with Him, while they were mourning G3996 and crying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:25 -

Woe to you who [fn]are well-fed now, for you shall be hungry.

Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn G3996 and cry.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:2 - And [fn]you have become puffed up and [fn]have not mourned G3996 instead, so that the one who had done this deed would be removed from your midst.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:21 - I am afraid that when I come again my God may humiliate me before you, and I may mourn G3996 over many of those who have sinned in the past and not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and sensuality which they have practiced.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:9 - Be miserable and mourn G3996 and cry. Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:11 -

“And the merchants of the earth cry and mourn G3996 over her, because no one buys their cargo anymore—

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:15 - “The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, will stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, crying and mourning G3996,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:19 - “And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, crying and mourning G3996, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who have ships at sea became rich by her [fn]wealth, for in one hour she has been laid waste!’
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