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θρηνέω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
θρηνέω
Greek transliteration: 
thrēneō
Simplified transliteration: 
threneo
Principal Parts: 
(ἐθρήνουν), θρηνήσω, ἐθρήνησα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2354
GK Number: 
2577
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(2a)
Gloss: 
to sing a funeral dirge, lament, mourn
Definition: 
to lament, bewail, Mt. 11:17; Lk. 7:32; 23:27; Jn. 16:20*

Greek-English Concordance for θρηνέω

Matthew 11:17 ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang (ethrēnēsamen | ἐθρηνήσαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
Luke 7:32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance; we wailed (ethrēnēsamen | ἐθρηνήσαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) in mourning, but you did not weep.’
Luke 23:27 And there followed him a great crowd of the people, and among them were women who were mourning and wailing (ethrēnoun | ἐθρήνουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) for him.
John 16:20 I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail (thrēnēsete | θρηνήσετε | fut act ind 2 pl), and the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.