Occurrences
Thrēnéō occurs 4 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Luke (2), John (1)
- Matthew 11:17 — And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned (ἐθρηνήσαμεν) unto you, and ye have not lamented.
- Luke 7:32 — 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 (ἐθρηνήσαμεν) to you, and ye have not wept.
- Luke 23:27 — And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented (ἐθρήνουν) him.
- John 16:20 — Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament (θρηνήσετε), but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.