STRONGS NUMBER G3996

Original Word: πενθέω
Transliteration: pentheō
Phonetic Spelling: (pen-theh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to mourn, lament
Meaning: to mourn, lamentmourn, bewail.

From penthos; to grieve (the feeling or the act) -- mourn, (be-)wail.

see GREEK penthos

STRONGS NT 3996: πενθέω

πενθέω, πένθω; future πενθήσω; 1 aorist ἐπένθησα (πένθος); from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for אָבַל; to mourn;

a. intransitive: Matthew 5:4 (); ; 1 Corinthians 5:2; πενθεῖν καί κλαίειν, Mark 16:10; Luke 6:25; James 4:9; Revelation 18:15, 19; ἐπί τίνι, over one, Revelation 18:11 R G L (Isaiah 66:10); ἐπί τινα, ibid. T Tr WH (2 Samuel 13:37; 2 Chronicles 35:24, etc.).

b. transitive, to mourn for, lament, one: 2 Corinthians 12:21 (cf. Winers Grammar, 635f (590); Buttmann, § 131, 4. Synonym: see θρηνέω, at the end.)