◄ 3996. pentheó ►
Strong's Lexicon pentheó: To mourn, to lament, to grieve Original Word: πενθέω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: pentheó Pronunciation: pen-theh'-o Phonetic Spelling: (pen-theh'-o) Definition: To mourn, to lament, to grieve Meaning: I mourn, lament, feel guilt. Word Origin: Derived from πένθος (penthos), meaning "mourning" or "grief." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H56 אָבַל (abal) - to mourn, lament - H5594 סָפַד (saphad) - to wail, lament Usage: The verb "pentheó" is used in the New Testament to describe the act of mourning or expressing deep sorrow. It often conveys a profound emotional response to loss, sin, or repentance. The term can refer to both personal grief and communal lamentation. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman cultures, mourning was a significant social and religious practice. It involved various expressions of grief, such as weeping, wearing sackcloth, fasting, and other outward signs of sorrow. Mourning was not only a personal experience but also a communal one, often observed in response to death, national calamity, or sin. The act of mourning was seen as a way to honor the deceased, express repentance, or seek divine intervention. HELPS Word-studies 3996 penthéō – properly, grieve over a death; (figuratively) to grieve over a personal hope (relationship) that dies, i.e. comes to divine closure ("ends"). 3996 /penthéō ("mourn over a death") refers to "manifested grief" (WS, 360) – so severe it takes possession of a person and cannot be hid. (This is the same meaning of 3996 /penthéō throughout antiquity, cf. LS, R. Trench, Synonyms.) NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from penthos Definition to mourn, lament NASB Translation mourn (6), mourned (1), mourning (3). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3996: πενθέω πενθέω, πένθω; future πενθήσω; 1 aorist ἐπένθησα (πένθος); from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for אָבַל; to mourn; a. intransitive: Matthew 5:4 (); ; 1 Corinthians 5:2; πενθεῖν καί κλαίειν, Mark 16:10; Luke 6:25; James 4:9; Revelation 18:15, 19; ἐπί τίνι, over one, Revelation 18:11 R G L (Isaiah 66:10); ἐπί τινα, ibid. T Tr WH (2 Samuel 13:37; 2 Chronicles 35:24, etc.). b. transitive, to mourn for, lament, one: 2 Corinthians 12:21 (cf. Winers Grammar, 635f (590); Buttmann, § 131, 4. Synonym: see θρηνέω, at the end.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance mourn, bewail. From penthos; to grieve (the feeling or the act) -- mourn, (be-)wail. see GREEK penthos Forms and Transliterations επένθει επενθήθησαν επένθησα επένθησαν επενθησατε επενθήσατε ἐπενθήσατε επένθησε επένθησεν πενθεί πενθειν πενθείν πενθεῖν πενθείς πενθείτε πενθείτω πενθήσαι πενθησατε πενθήσατε πενθήσει πενθησετε πενθήσετε πενθήσης πένθησον πενθήσουσι πενθήσουσιν πενθησω πενθήσω πενθικά πενθικοίς πενθούντας πενθουντες πενθούντες πενθοῦντες πενθούσα πενθουσι πενθούσι πενθοῦσι πενθουσιν πενθούσιν πενθοῦσιν πενθών epenthesate epenthēsate epenthḗsate penthein pentheîn penthesate penthēsate penthḗsate penthesete penthēsete penthḗsete pentheso penthēsō penthḗso penthḗsō penthountes penthoûntes penthousi penthoûsi penthousin penthoûsin Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 5:4 V-PPA-NMP GRK: μακάριοι οἱ πενθοῦντες ὅτι αὐτοὶ NAS: are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. KJV: Blessed [are] they that mourn: for INT: Blessed they who mourn for they Matthew 9:15 V-PNA GRK: τοῦ νυμφῶνος πενθεῖν ἐφ' ὅσον NAS: cannot mourn as long KJV: of the bridechamber mourn, as long as INT: of the bridechamber mourn as as long as Mark 16:10 V-PPA-DMP GRK: αὐτοῦ γενομένοις πενθοῦσι καὶ κλαίουσιν NAS: who had been with Him, while they were mourning and weeping. KJV: with him, as they mourned and wept. INT: him having been [who were] mourning and weeping Luke 6:25 V-FIA-2P GRK: νῦν ὅτι πενθήσετε καὶ κλαύσετε NAS: now, for you shall mourn and weep. KJV: now! for ye shall mourn and weep. INT: now for you will mourn and weep 1 Corinthians 5:2 V-AIA-2P GRK: οὐχὶ μᾶλλον ἐπενθήσατε ἵνα ἀρθῇ NAS: You have become arrogant and have not mourned instead, KJV: rather mourned, that INT: not rather did mourn that might be taken 2 Corinthians 12:21 V-FIA-1S GRK: ὑμᾶς καὶ πενθήσω πολλοὺς τῶν NAS: me before you, and I may mourn over many KJV: and [that] I shall bewail many INT: you and I should mourn over many of those who James 4:9 V-AMA-2P GRK: ταλαιπωρήσατε καὶ πενθήσατε καὶ κλαύσατε NAS: Be miserable and mourn and weep; KJV: Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: INT: Be wretched and mourn and weep Revelation 18:11 V-PIA-3P GRK: κλαίουσιν καὶ πενθοῦσιν ἐπ' αὐτήν NAS: weep and mourn over KJV: shall weep and mourn over her; INT: weep and mourn for her Revelation 18:15 V-PPA-NMP GRK: κλαίοντες καὶ πενθοῦντες NAS: of her torment, weeping and mourning, KJV: weeping and wailing, INT: weeping and mourning Revelation 18:19 V-PPA-NMP GRK: κλαίοντες καὶ πενθοῦντες λέγοντες Οὐαί NAS: out, weeping and mourning, saying, KJV: weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, INT: weeping and mourning saying Woe Strong's Greek 3996 10 Occurrences ἐπενθήσατε — 1 Occ. πενθήσατε — 1 Occ. πενθήσετε — 1 Occ. πενθήσω — 1 Occ. πενθεῖν — 1 Occ. πενθοῦντες — 3 Occ. πενθοῦσι — 1 Occ. πενθοῦσιν — 1 Occ.