To grieve
λυπέωStrong’s G3076lupeō
Appears in 21 verses of the New Testament
In short
Lupeō is the Greek word usually translated “being grieved”, “were grieved” and “grieving”. It appears in 21 verses of the New Testament.
“And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.”
Meaning
Usually translated “being grieved”, “were grieved” and “grieving”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- being grieved 3
- you were grieved 3
- they were grieved 2
- grieving 2
- you may be grieved 2
- to be sorrowful 1
- to be grieved 1
- will be grieved 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 7
- Matthew 6
- Mark 2
- John 2
- Romans 1
- Ephesians 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 17:23And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
- Matthew 18:31So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
- Matthew 19:22But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
- Matthew 26:22And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
- Matthew 26:37And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
- Mark 10:22And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
Greek dictionary
λυπέω lupeō · to grieve
λυπέω, -ῶ (λύπη), [in LXX for חָרָה, etc. ;] to distress, grieve, cause pain or grief: with accusative of person(s), 2Co.2:2 2:5 7:8; pass., Mat.14:9 17:23 18:31 19:22 26:22, Mrk.10:22 14:19, Jhn.16:20 21:17, Rom.14:15, 2Co.2:4, 1Th.4:13, 1Pe.1:6; λ. καὶ ἀδημονεῖν, Mat.26:37; opposite to χαίρειν, 2Co.6:10; κατὰ θεόν, 2Co.7:9 7:11; τ. πνεῦμα τ. ἅγιον, Eph.4:30 (cf. συν-λνπέω),† SYN.: see: θρηνέω (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “grieve” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GRIEVE, verb transitive
[Latin gravo, from gravis.]
- To give pain of mind to; to afflict; to wound the feelings.
- To afflict; to inflict pain on.“children of men” Lamentations 3:33
- To make sorrowful; to excite regret in.
- To offend; to displease; to provoke.“GRIEVE not the holy Spirit of God” Ephesians 4:30
All definitions and other forms of “grieve”
GRIEVE, verb intransitive
To feel pain of mind or heart; to be in pain on account of an evil; to sorrow; to mourn. We grieve at the loss of friends or property. We grieve at the misfortunes of others. We grieve for our own misfortunes, follies and vices, as well as for those of our children. It is followed by at or for.
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.