dakry · tear

What it means

dakry (δάκρυ) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “tear”.

How to say it

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

1. A drop that falls from the eyes in weeping, from grief or love.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• tears ×8
• tear ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×2
• Acts×2
• 2 Corinthians×1
• 2 Timothy×1
• Hebrews×2
• Revelation×2

• Luke 7:38

  and standing behind at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she was wiping them with the hair of her head, and kissing his feet and anointing them with the perfume.

• Luke 7:44

  And turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

• Acts 20:19

  serving the Lord as a slave with all humility and tears and trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews;

• Acts 20:31

  Therefore keep watch, remembering that for three years night and day I did not cease to warn each one with tears.

• 2 Corinthians 2:4

  For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you through many tears, not so that you would be grieved but so that you would know the love that I have especially for you.

• 2 Timothy 1:4

  longing to see you, remembering your tears, so that I may be filled with joy,

• Hebrews 5:7

  In the days of his flesh, he offered prayers and pleas with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.

• Hebrews 12:17

  For you know that even afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for a change of mind, although he sought it with tears.

• Revelation 7:17

  for the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and will guide them to springs of waters of life; and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

• Revelation 21:4

  And he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, nor grief nor crying nor pain will there be any longer; for the first things have passed away.”