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GreekG2354Verb

θρηνέω

thrēneō

4Occurrences
G2354Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to bewail

from G2355 (θρῆνος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.intrans., to lament, wail
2.Trans., to bewail
Synonyms
κλαίω, κόπτομαι, λυπέομαι, *πενθέω *(see Tr., Syn., lxv).
LXX: chiefly for יָלַל hi., also for קַיִן pit., etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

θρηνέω appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
2
John
1
Matthew
1

Key Passages

John 16:20BSB

Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.

Luke 23:27BSB

A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.

Luke 7:32BSB

They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another:‘We played the flute for you,and you did not dance;we sang a dirge,and you did not weep.’

Matthew 11:17BSB

‘We played the flute for you,and you did not dance;we sang a dirge,and you did not mourn.’

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