To weep
δακρύωStrong’s G1145dakruō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Dakruō is the Greek word usually translated “wept”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Jesus wept.”
Meaning
Usually translated “wept”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- wept 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
δακρύω dakruō · to weep
δακρύω [in LXX for בָּכָה, etc. ;] to weep, shed tears: Jhn.11:35.† SYN.: κλαίω, of audible weeping, to cry; ὀδύρομαι, of grief expressed verbally, to lament; θρηνέω, of formal lamentation, to sing a dirge; ἀλαλάζω, to wail in Oriental fashion; στενάζω, of grief expressed by inarticulate sounds, to groan. (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “weep” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WEEP, verb intransitive
preterit tense and participle passive wept. Weeped, I believe is never used. [See Whoop. The primary sense is to cry out.]
- To express sorrow, grief or anguish by outcry.“They all wept sore, and fell on Pauls neck, and kissed him” Acts 20:37
- To shed tears from any passion.
- To lament; to complain. Numbers 11:10
All definitions and other forms of “weep”
WEEP, verb transitive
- To lament; to bewail; to bemoan.
- To shed moisture; as, to weep tears of joy.
- To drop; as the weeping amber.
- To abound with wet; as weeping grounds.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.