Strong's G2799

κλαίω(klaíō)

Language:
Greek (New Testament)

Definition

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

Derivation

of uncertain affinity;

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, κλαίω is translated as: bewail, weep.

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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Greek root word in the New Testament. The Greek dictionary covers all 5,624 root words. This entry is in the public domain.