θρηνέω

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θρηνέω

Greek transliteration

thrēneō

Simplified transliteration

threneo

Principal Parts

(ἐθρήνουν), θρηνήσω, ἐθρήνησα, -, -, -

Strong's number

2354

GK Number

2577

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

v-1d(2a)

Gloss

to sing a funeral dirge, lament, mourn

Definition

to lament, bewail, Mt. 11:17; Lk. 7:32; 23:27; Jn. 16:20*

Matthew 11:17	‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang (ethrēnēsamen \| ἐθρηνήσαμεν \| aor act ind 1 pl) a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
Luke 7:32	They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance; we wailed (ethrēnēsamen \| ἐθρηνήσαμεν \| aor act ind 1 pl) in mourning, but you did not weep.’
Luke 23:27	And there followed him a great crowd of the people, and among them were women who were mourning and wailing (ethrēnoun \| ἐθρήνουν \| imperf act ind 3 pl) for him.
John 16:20	I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail (thrēnēsete \| θρηνήσετε \| fut act ind 2 pl), and the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

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