STRONGS G2799:
κλαίω; imperfect
ἔκλαιον; future
κλαύσω (
Luke 6:25;
John 16:20; and
Tr WH text in
Revelation 18:9, for
κλαύσομαι. more common in Greek writ, especially the earlier, and found in
Leviticus 10:6;
Joel 2:17, and according to most editions in
Revelation 18:9; cf.
Krüger, § 40 under the word, i., p. 175f; Kühner, § 343, under the word, i., p. 847; (
Veitch, under the word);
Buttmann, 60 (53); (
Winer's Grammar, 87 (83))); 1 aorist
ἔκλαυσα; the
Sept. frequently for
בָּכָה; (from
Homer down);
to mourn, weep, lament;
a. intransitive:
Mark 14:72;
Mark 16:10;
Luke 7:13,
38;
John 11:31,
33;
John 20:11,
13,
15;
Acts 9:39;
Acts 21:13; Rev. (
Revelation 5:5);
Revelation 18:15,
19;
πολλά, for which
L T Tr WH πολύ,
Revelation 5:4;
πικρῶς,
Matthew 26:75;
Luke 22:62; weeping as the sign of pain and grief for the thing signified (i. e. for pain and grief),
Luke 6:21,
25 (opposed to
γελαν);
John 16:20;
Romans 12:15 (opposed to
χαίρειν);
Philippians 3:18;
1 Corinthians 7:30;
James 4:9;
James 5:1; of those who mourn the dead:
Mark 5:38;
Luke 7:32;
Luke 8:52;
ἐπί τίνι, over anyone,
Luke 19:41 R G (Sir. 22:11); also joined with
πενθεῖν,
Revelation 18:11 R G L;
κλαίειν ἐπί τινα,
Luke 19:41 L T Tr WH;
Luke 23:28; joined with
κόπτεσθαι followed by
ἐπί τινα,
Revelation 18:9 T Tr WH.
b. transitive,
τινα,
to weep for, mourn for, bewail, one (cf.
Buttmann, § 131, 4;
Winer's Grammar, 32, 1
γ.):
Matthew 2:18, and
Rec. in
Revelation 18:9.
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