STRONGS G3649:
ὀλολύζω; an onomatopoetic verb (cf. the similar
ὀιμώζειν,
αἰάζειν,
ἀλαλάζειν,
πιπίζειν,
κοκκύζειν,
τίζειν. Compare the German term.
-zen, as in
grunzen, krächzen, ächzen),
to howl, wail, lament:
James 5:1. (In Greek writings from
Homer down of a loud cry, whether of joy or of grief; the
Sept. for
הֵילִיל.) (Synonym: cf.
κλαίω, at the end.)
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