λυπέωlypéō
to distress; reflexively or passively, to be sad
Greek (New Testament) · G3076
Meanings
to distress, grieve, cause pain or grief: with accusative of person, 2 Corinthians 2:2, 2 Corinthians 2:5, 2 Corinthians 7:8; passive, Matthew 14:9, Matthew 17:23, Matthew 18:31, Matthew 19:22, Matthew 26:22, Mark 10:22, Mark 14:19, John 16:20, John 21:17, Romans 14:15, 2 Corinthians 2:4, 1 Thessalonians 4:13, 1 Peter 1:6; λ. καὶ ἀδημονεῖν, Matthew 26:37; opposed to χαίρειν, 2 Corinthians 6:10; κατὰ θεόν, 2 Corinthians 7:9, 2 Corinthians 7:11; τ. πνεῦμα τ. ἅγιον, Ephesians 4:30 (cf. συν-λνπέω).
Synonyms
see θρηνέω.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 26 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 14:9 Then the king regretted what he had said; but because of the vow he had made in front of his guests, he issued the necessary orders.
- Matthew 17:23 He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead.” And the disciples were filled with grief.
- Matthew 18:31 “When some of the other servants saw this, they were very upset. They went to the king and told him everything that had happened.
- Matthew 19:22 But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he had many possessions.
- Matthew 26:22 Greatly distressed, each one asked in turn, “Am I the one, Lord?”
- Matthew 26:37 He took Peter and Zebedee’s two sons, James and John, and he became anguished and distressed.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.