κλαυθμόςklauthmós

lamentation

Greek (New Testament) · G2805

Meanings

crying, weeping, Acts 20:37; κ. καὶ ὀδυρμός, Matthew 2:18(LXX); ὁ κ. καὶ ὁ βρυγμός, Matthew 8:12, Matthew 13:42, Matthew 13:50, Matthew 22:13, Matthew 24:51, Matthew 25:30, Luke 13:28.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 9 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 2:18 “A cry was heard in Ramah— weeping and great mourning. Rachel weeps for her children, refusing to be comforted, for they are dead.”
  • Matthew 8:12 But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be thrown into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
  • Matthew 13:42 And the angels will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  • Matthew 13:50 throwing the wicked into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  • Matthew 22:13 Then the king said to his aides, ‘Bind his hands and feet and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
  • Matthew 24:51 and he will cut the servant to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.