κλαυθμός

klauthmos · weeping

Greek word · Strong’s number G2805 · appears 9 times in the Bible

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What it means

klauthmos (κλαυθμός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “weeping”.

Crying aloud.

How to say it

klauth·mos

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. Tears with wailing.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

Related words

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

Where it appears

  • Matthew 2:18

    “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning: Rachel weeping for her children; and she would not be comforted, because they are no more.”

  • Matthew 8:12

    but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

  • Matthew 13:42

    and they will throw them into the furnace of fire; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • Matthew 13:50

    and they will throw them into the furnace of fire; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

  • Matthew 22:13

    Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind his feet and hands and throw him into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

  • Matthew 24:51

    and will cut him in two and assign him his place with the hypocrites; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • Matthew 25:30

    And throw the worthless slave into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

  • Luke 13:28

    There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you being thrown out.

  • Acts 20:37

    And there was much weeping among all, and they fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him,