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;
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“And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.”