θρηνέω
thrēneō · lament, mourn
Greek word · Strong’s number G2354 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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thrēneō (θρηνέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “lament, mourn”.
Sing laments, mourn the dead.
How to say it
thrē·ne·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Weep for the dead; sing mourning songs.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- lament ×2
- lamenting ×1
- we sang a dirge ×1
Where it appears
- Matthew 11:17
saying, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not beat your breasts.’
- Luke 7:32
They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another, who say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a lament, and you did not weep.’
- Luke 23:27
And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting him.
- John 16:20
Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.