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klaiō G2799

κλαίω (klaiō) means “to weep” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

κλαίω Greek · G2799 39 tagged occurrences in 33 verses

Pronunciation guide: klah'-yo Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2799

κλαίω · klaiō · to weep

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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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I weep, weep for, mourn, lament.

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How translators render G2799

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
weep 10
weeping 7
and wept 3
will weep 3
are you weeping 2
also weeping 1
as they weep 1
began to weep 1
he wept 1
mourn 1
she wept 1
stop weeping 1
the people weeping 1
they did not 1
they will weep 1
those who weep 1
was weeping 1
weeping for 1
with tears 1
you did not weep 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
weep 11
weeping 9
wept 4
and wept 3
shall weep 2
that weep 2
weepest thou 2
and them that wept 1
he wept 1
shall bewail 1
she wept 1
them that weep 1
they wept 1
to weep 1
ye have 1

Verses containing G2799

Page 1 of 1. 33 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”

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  2. Matthew 26:75 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.

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  3. Mark 5:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.

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  4. Mark 5:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”

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  5. Mark 14:72 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept.

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  6. Luke 6:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

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  7. Luke 6:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

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  8. Luke 7:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”

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  9. Luke 7:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’

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  10. Luke 7:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.

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  11. Luke 8:52 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”

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  12. Luke 19:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it

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  13. Luke 22:62 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he went outside and wept bitterly.

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  14. Luke 23:28 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

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  15. John 11:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.

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  16. John 11:33 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.

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  17. John 16:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.

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  18. John 20:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,

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  19. John 20:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”

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  20. John 20:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”

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  21. Acts 9:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

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  22. Acts 21:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

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  23. Romans 12:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

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  24. 1 Corinthians 7:30 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;

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  25. Philippians 3:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.

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  26. James 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.

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  27. James 5:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

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  28. Revelation 5:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I began to weep bitterly, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it.

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  29. Revelation 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

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  30. Revelation 18:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.

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  31. Revelation 18:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—

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  32. Revelation 18:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,

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  33. Revelation 18:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”

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