To lament
θρηνέωStrong’s G2354thrēneō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Thrēneō is the Greek word usually translated “we sang a dirge”, “were lamenting for” and “lament”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.”
Meaning
Usually translated “we sang a dirge”, “were lamenting for” and “lament”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- we sang a dirge 2
- they were lamenting for 1
- will lament 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Matthew 1
- John 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 7:32They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
- Luke 23:27And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
- John 16:20Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Greek dictionary
θρηνέω thrēneō · to lament
θρηνέω, -ῶ (θρῆνος), [in LXX chiefly for יָלַל hi., also for קַיִן pit., etc. ;] 1. intrans., to lament, wail: Mat.11:17, Luk.7:32, Jhn.16:20. 2. Trans., to bewail: with accusative of person(s), Luk.23:27.† SYN.: κλαίω, κόπτομαι, λυπέομαι, πενθέω (see Tr., Syn., lxv). (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lament” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LAMENT', verb transitive
To bewail; to mourn for; to bemoan; to deplore.
All definitions and other forms of “lament”
LAMENT', noun
[Latin lamentum.]
Grief or sorrow expressed in complaints or cries; lamentation; a weeping.
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.