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GreekG2799Verb

κλαίω

klaiō

34Occurrences
G2799Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to sob, i.e. wail aloud (whereas 1145 is rather to cry silently)

of uncertain affinity;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
of any loud expression of pain or sorrow, esp. for the dead, to weep, lament; (a) intrans.: ; πολύ; πολλά; πικρῶς,; opposite to γελάω; χαίρω; with accusative; (b) trans., with accusative of person(s), to weep or lament for, bewail.
Synonyms
see: δακρύω
LXX: chiefly for בָּכָה

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

κλαίω appears 34 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
9
John
6
Revelation
6
Mark
4
Acts
2
James
2
Matthew
2
1 Corinthians
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 7:30BSB

those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;

John 11:33BSB

When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.

Luke 22:62BSB

And he went outside and wept bitterly.

Luke 7:38BSB

As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.

Mark 5:38BSB

When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.