κλαίω
klaíō
“to sob, i.e. wail aloud (whereas 1145 is rather to cry silently)”
41 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to sob, i.e. wail aloud (whereas 1145 is rather to cry silently)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
intrans. to weep, shed tears, Mt. 26:75; Mk. 5:38, 39; Lk. 19:41; 23:28; trans. to weep for, bewail, Mt. 2:18
Translated in KJV as
bewailweep
Etymology
of uncertain affinity;
Chain Links
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“In 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.”