To wail
ὀλολύζωStrong’s G3649ololuzō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Ololuzō is the Greek word usually translated “wailing”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.”
Meaning
Usually translated “wailing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- wailing 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- James 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ὀλολύζω ololuzō · to wail
ὀλολύζω (onomatop.), [in LXX chiefly for יָלַל hi. ;] (in Hom., of women crying to the gods in prayer or thanksgiving), to cry aloud: Jas.5:1.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “wail” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WAIL, verb transitive
To lament; to moan; to bewail.
All definitions and other forms of “wail”
WAIL, verb intransitive
To weep; to express sorrow audibly.
- “Therefore I will wail and howl” Micah 1:8
WAIL, noun
Loud weeping; violent 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.