Strong’s
G2354Verb4 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Matthew 11:17ἐθρηνήσαμεν
‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
- Luke 7:32ἐθρηνήσαμεν
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.’
- John 16:20θρηνήσετε
Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
Abbott-Smith
θρηνέω, -ῶ
(θρῆνος), [in LXX chiefly for יָלַל hi., also for קַיִן pit., etc. ;]
(θρῆνος), [in LXX chiefly for יָלַל hi., also for קַיִן pit., etc. ;]
2. Trans., to bewail: with accusative of person(s), Luk.23:27.†
SYN.: κλαίω, κόπτομαι, λυπέομαι, πενθέω (see Tr., Syn., lxv).
(AS)
SYN.: κλαίω, κόπτομαι, λυπέομαι, πενθέω (see Tr., Syn., lxv).
(AS)
Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.