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Greek word study

κλαίωklaíō — I weep, weep for, mourn

I weep, weep for, mourn, lament.

Translated in the King James as: bewail, weep

Appears 40 times in Scripture

Origin: of uncertain affinity;

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Where it appears

Matthew — 2×

Matt 2:18 Matt 26:75

Mark — 4×

Mark 5:38 Mark 5:39 Mark 14:72 Mark 16:10

Luke — 11×

Luke 6:21 Luke 6:25 Luke 7:13 Luke 7:32 Luke 7:38 Luke 8:52 Luke 19:41 Luke 22:62 Luke 23:28+ 2 more in Luke

John — 8×

John 11:31 John 11:33 John 16:20 John 20:11 John 20:13 John 20:15+ 2 more in John

Acts — 2×

Acts 9:39 Acts 21:13

Romans — 2×

Rom 12:15+ 1 more in Romans

1 Corinthians — 2×

1 Cor 7:30+ 1 more in 1 Corinthians

Philippians — 1×

James — 2×

James 4:9 James 5:1

Revelation — 6×

Rev 5:4 Rev 5:5 Rev 18:9 Rev 18:11 Rev 18:15 Rev 18:19

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.