Weeping
κλαυθμόςStrong’s G2805klauthmos
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Klauthmos is the Greek word usually translated “weeping”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.”
Meaning
Usually translated “weeping”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- weeping 9
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 7
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 8:12But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 13:42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 13:50And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 22:13Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 24:51And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 25:30And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Greek dictionary
κλαυθμός klauthmos · weeping
κλαυθμός, -οῦ, ὁ (κλαίω), [in LXX chiefly for בְּכִי ;] crying, weeping, Act.20:37; κ. καὶ ὀδυρμός, Mat.2:18 (LXX); ὁ κ. καὶ ὁ βρυγμός, Mat.8:12 13:42, 50 22:13 24:51 25:30, Luk.13:28.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “weeping” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WEEPING, participle present
tense Lamenting; shedding tears.
All definitions and other forms of “weeping”
WEEPING, noun
Lamentation.
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.