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κλαίω

klaiōto weepHow to read Greek
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Definition

κλαίω

[in LXX chiefly for בָּכָה ;]

of any loud expression of pain or sorrow, esp. for the dead, to weep, lament;

(a) intrans.: Mark 5:38-39; 14:72 (M, Pr., 131) Mark 16:10, Luke 7:13, 32; 7:38; 8:52, John 11:31, 33; 16:20; 20:11, 13; 20:15, Acts 9:39; 21:13, 1 Corinthians 7:30, Philippians 3:18, James 4:9; 5:1, Revelation 5:5; 18:15, 19; πολύ, Revelation 5:4; πολλά, Acts 8:24 (WH, mg.); πικρῶς, Matthew 26:75, Luke 22:62; opposite to γελάω, Luke 6:21, 25; χαίρω, Romans 12:15; before ἐπί, with accusative, Luke 19:41; 23:28, Revelation 18:9;

(b) trans., with accusative of person(s), to weep or lament for, bewail: Matthew 2:18.

Synonyms: see: δακρύω

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κλαίω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

40 total
  1. Matthew 2:18κλαίουσα · weeping [for]
    “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
  2. Matthew 26:75ἔκλαυσεν · [and] wept
    Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.
  3. Mark 5:38κλαίοντας · [the people] weeping
    When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.
  4. Mark 5:39κλαίετε · weeping
    He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”
  5. Mark 14:72ἔκλαιεν · [and] wept
    And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept.
  6. Mark 16:10κλαίουσιν · weeping
    She went and told those who had been with Him, who were mourning and weeping.
  7. Luke 6:21κλαίοντες · weep
    Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
  8. Luke 6:25κλαύσετε · weep
    Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
  9. Luke 7:13κλαῖε · weep
    When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”
  10. Luke 7:32ἐκλαύσατε · you did not weep
    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.’
  11. Luke 7:38κλαίουσα · weeping
    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.
  12. Luke 8:52ἔκλαιον · was weeping; κλαίετε · Stop weeping
    Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”
  13. Luke 19:41ἔκλαυσεν · He wept
    As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
  14. Luke 22:62ἔκλαυσεν · [and] wept
    And he went outside and wept bitterly.
  15. Luke 23:28κλαίετε · weep; κλαίετε · weep
    But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
  16. John 11:31κλαύσῃ · mourn
    When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
  17. John 11:33κλαίουσαν · weeping; κλαίοντας · {also} weeping
    When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.
  18. John 16:20κλαύσετε · will weep
    Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
  19. John 20:11κλαίουσα · weeping; ἔκλαιεν · she wept
    But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,
  20. John 20:13κλαίεις · are you weeping
    “Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”
  21. John 20:15κλαίεις · are you weeping
    “Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”
  22. Acts 9:39κλαίουσαι · weeping
    So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
  23. Acts 21:13κλαίοντες · weeping
    Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
  24. Romans 12:15κλαίειν · weep; κλαιόντων · those who weep
    Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
  25. 1 Corinthians 7:30κλαίοντες · weep; κλαίοντες · they [did not]
    …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;
  26. Philippians 3:18κλαίων · with tears
    For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
  27. James 4:9κλαύσατε · weep
    Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.
  28. James 5:1κλαύσατε · weep
    Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
  29. Revelation 5:4ἔκλαιον · began to weep
    And I began to weep bitterly, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it.
  30. Revelation 5:5κλαῖε · weep
    Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
  31. Revelation 18:9κλαύσουσιν · will weep
    Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
  32. Revelation 18:11κλαίουσιν · will weep
    And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—
  33. Revelation 18:15κλαίοντες · They will weep
    The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,
  34. Revelation 18:19κλαίοντες · as they weep
    Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”