Penthéō — G3996

G3996 · Greek — πενθέω

Pronunciation: pen-theh'-o

Definition

verb

to grieve (the feeling or the act)

  1. intransitive
  2. transitive, to mourn for, lament, one

Usually translated as

mourn, bewail, wail

Origin

from G3997

Occurrences

Penthéō occurs 10 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Mark (1), Luke (1), 1 Corinthians (1), 2 Corinthians (1), James (1), Revelation (3)

Strong's Lexicon — P