Strong's Number G2799

κλαίω

klaio · klah'-yo

Transliteration:

klaio{klah'-yo}

Word Origin:

of uncertain affinity

TDNT:

3:722,436

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to sob, i.e. wail aloud (whereas 1145 is rather to cry silently)

Usage in the KJV:

weep 28, bewail 1

Total: 40
Occurs 40 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to mourn, weep, lament
1. weeping as the sign of pain and grief for the thing signified (i.e. for the pain and grief)
2. of those who mourn for the dead
to weep for, mourn for, bewail, one For Synonyms see entry 5804