κλαίω
klaiō (G2799)
to weep
AI Word Study
The Greek word κλαίω (klaiō) is defined as "to weep." Its semantic domain is Emotion & Attitude, which indicates that this word primarily relates to feelings and emotional responses. With 40 occurrences in the Bible, κλαίω is a common word, suggesting its importance in conveying various emotions associated with weeping. The repetition of κλαίω throughout the Bible indicates its use in different contexts. It can represent sorrow, grief, or even extreme emotional pain. Weeping is a universal human experience that transcends language barriers, making κλα़िω a versatile word that captures a range of emotional expressions. This word not only conveys the intensity of human emotions but also serves as a catalyst for storytelling and communication in the biblical narratives.
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“A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; she wouldn’t be comforted, because they are no more.”
Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” Then he went out and wept bitterly.
He came to the synagogue ruler’s house, and he saw an uproar, weeping, and great wailing.
When he had entered in, he said to them, “Why do you make an uproar and weep? The child is not dead, but is asleep.”
The rooster crowed the second time. Peter remembered the word, how that Jesus said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” When he thought about that, he wept.
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
Woe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, “Don’t cry.”
They are like children who sit in the marketplace, and call to one another, saying, ‘We piped to you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned, and you didn’t weep.’
Standing behind at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
All were weeping and mourning her, but he said, “Don’t weep. She isn’t dead, but sleeping.”
When he came near, he saw the city and wept over it,
But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
Then the Jews who were with her in the house and were consoling her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, “She is going to the tomb to weep there.”
When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,
Most certainly I tell you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
But Mary was standing outside at the tomb weeping. So as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb,
They asked her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I don’t know where they have laid him.”
Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?” She, supposing him to be the gardener, said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.”
Peter got up and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper room. All the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.
Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.
and those who weep, as though they didn’t weep; and those who rejoice, as though they didn’t rejoice; and those who buy, as though they didn’t possess;
For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,
Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom.
Then I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book or to look in it.
One of the elders said to me, “Don’t weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome: he who opens the book and its seven seals.”
The kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived wantonly with her will weep and wail over her, when they look at the smoke of her burning,
The merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise any more:
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, will stand far away for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,
They cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her great wealth!’ For she is made desolate in one hour.