To grieve
ταλαιπωρέωStrong’s G5003talaipōreō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Talaipōreō is the Greek word usually translated “do be grieved”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.”
Meaning
Usually translated “do be grieved”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- do be grieved 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
ταλαιπωρέω talaipōreō · to grieve
ταλαιπωρέω, -ῶ (ταλαίπωρος), [in LXX Chiefly for שָׁדַד pu. ;] 1. to do hard labour, suffer hardship or distress: Jas.4:9. 2. In cl. occasionally trans., to weary, distress (so Psa.17:9, Isa.33:1).† (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.