πενθέω pentheō

Greek word for “to mourn” · Strong’s G3996 · used 10 times in 10 verses

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Meaning

πενθέω, -ῶ; to mourn (for), lament;

How it is translated

Glosses given for pentheō in context, with how often each is used:

• mourning 4
• mourn 2
• will mourn 1
• mourned 1
• may mourn over 1
• do mourn 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Revelation 18 (3), Matthew 5 (1), Matthew 9 (1), Mark 16 (1), Luke 6 (1), 1 Corinthians 5 (1), 2 Corinthians 12 (1), James 4 (1)

Forms

• πενθοῦντες 3
• πενθοῦσιν 2
• πενθεῖν 1
• πενθήσετε 1
• ἐπενθήσατε 1
• πενθήσω 1
• πενθήσατε 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with pentheō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• κλαίω klaiō “to weep” 6
• ἔμπορος emporos “trader/merchant” 2
• πλουτέω plouteō “be rich” 2
• οὐαί ouai “woe!” 2
• πράσσω prassō “to do/require” 2
• μετά meta “with/after” 2

Key verses

The verses using pentheō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 5:4 — Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
• Matthew 9:15 — And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall…
• Mark 16:10 — And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.
• Luke 6:25 — Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
• 1 Corinthians 5:2 — And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.
• 2 Corinthians 12:21 — And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness…
• James 4:9 — Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
• Revelation 18:11 — And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
• Revelation 18:15 — The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
• Revelation 18:19 — And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.