Gloss
to weep, cry, wail, mourn
Forms of the word
Dictionary
κλαίω
Greek transliteration
klaiō
Simplified transliteration
klaio
Principal Parts
(ἔκλαιον), κλαύσω, ἔκλαυσα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number
2799
GK Number
3081
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
40
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-2c
Definition
intrans. to weep, shed tears, Mt. 26:75; Mk. 5:38, 39; Lk. 19:41; 23:28; trans. to weep for, bewail, Mt. 2:18
Greek-English Concordance for κλαίω
| Philippians 3:18 | For many are living (I have often told you about them but now tell you even with tears) (klaiōn | κλαίων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) as enemies of the cross of Christ. |
| James 4:9 | Be miserable and mourn and weep (klausate | κλαύσατε | aor act imperative 2 pl); let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into gloom. |
| James 5:1 | Come now, you rich people, weep (klausate | κλαύσατε | aor act imperative 2 pl) and wail over the miseries that are coming your way. |
| Revelation 5:4 | So I began to weep (eklaion | ἔκλαιον | imperf act ind 1 sg) bitterly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. |
| Revelation 5:5 | Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop weeping! (klaie | κλαῖε | pres act imperative 2 sg) Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has won the victory so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.” |
| Revelation 18:9 | Then the kings of the earth, those who committed acts of immorality with her and shared her luxury, will (klausousin | κλαύσουσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) weep (klausousin | κλαύσουσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning. |
| Revelation 18:11 | And the merchants of the earth will weep (klaiousin | κλαίουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) and mourn over her since no one buys their cargo anymore, |
| Revelation 18:15 | The merchants who became rich by selling her these things will stand at a distance weeping (klaiontes | κλαίοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) and mourning because they fear her torment. |
| Revelation 18:19 | And they threw dust on their heads and cried out as they wept (klaiontes | κλαίοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) and mourned, saying, “Alas, alas, O great city by which all who had ships at sea grew rich from her prosperity! For in a single hour she has been brought to ruin. |
