κλαίω [in LXX chiefly for בָּכָה ;] of any loud expression of pain or sorrow, esp. for the dead, to weep, lament; (a) intrans.: Mrk.5:38-39 14:72 (M, Pr., 131) Mrk.16:10, Luk.7:13, 32 7:38 8:52, Jhn.11:31, 33 16:20 20:11, 13 20:15 Act.9:39 21:13, 1Co.7:30, Php.3:18, Jas.4:9 5:1, Rev.5:5 18:15, 19; πολύ, Rev.5:4; πολλά, Act.8:24 (WH, mg.); πικρῶς, Mat.26:75, Luk.22:62; opposite to γελάω, Luk.6:21, 25; χαίρω, Rom.12:15; before ἐπί, with accusative, Luk.19:41 23:28, Rev.18:9; (b) trans., with accusative of person(s), to weep or lament for, bewail: Mat.2:18.† SYN.: see: δακρύω (AS)
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G2799 — κλαίω
klaiō · to weep · Greek
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Matthew 2:18 · κλαίουσαIn Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping [for] her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.Matthew 26:75 · ἔκλαυσενAnd Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.Mark 5:38 · κλαίονταςAnd he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.Mark 5:39 · κλαίετε;And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.Mark 14:72 · ἔκλαιεν.¶And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.Luke 6:21 · κλαίοντεςBlessed [are ye] that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed [are ye] that weep now: for ye shall laugh.Luke 6:25 · κλαύσετε.¶Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.Luke 7:13 · κλαῖε.And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.Luke 7:32 · ἐκλαύσατε.They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.Luke 7:38 · κλαίουσαAnd stood at his feet behind [him] weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe [them] with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed [them] with the ointment.Luke 8:52 · ἔκλαιον · κλαίετε·And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.Luke 19:41 · ἔκλαυσενAnd when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,Luke 22:62 · ἔκλαυσενAnd Peter went out, and wept bitterly.Luke 23:28 · κλαίετε · κλαίετεBut Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.John 11:31 · κλαύσῃThe Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.John 11:33 · κλαίουσαν · κλαίοντας,When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,John 16:20 · κλαύσετεVerily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.John 20:11 · κλαίουσα. · ἔκλαιεν,But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, [and looked] into the sepulchre,John 20:13 · κλαίεις;And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.John 20:15 · κλαίεις;Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.Acts 9:39 · κλαίουσαιThen Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.Acts 21:13 · κλαίοντεςThen Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.Romans 12:15 · κλαίειν · κλαιόντων.Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.1 Corinthians 7:30 · κλαίοντες · κλαίοντες,And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;Philippians 3:18 · κλαίων(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, [that they are] the enemies of the cross of Christ:James 4:9 · κλαύσατε·Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness.James 5:1 · κλαύσατεGo to now, [ye] rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon [you].Revelation 5:4 · ἔκλαιονAnd I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.Revelation 5:5 · κλαῖε.And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.Revelation 18:9 · κλαύσουσινAnd the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,Revelation 18:11 · κλαίουσινAnd the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:Revelation 18:15 · κλαίοντεςThe merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,Revelation 18:19 · κλαίοντεςAnd they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.