G2799
κλαίω
klaíō
to sob, i.e. wail aloud (whereas 1145 is rather to cry silently)
Lexicon
Derivation: of uncertain affinity;
to sob, i.e. wail aloud (whereas 1145 is rather to cry silently)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: bewail, weep
Usage
40 occurrences · 0 OT · 40 NT · 29 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- weep11 · 27%
- weeping7 · 17%
- wept5 · 12%
- and wept2 · 5%
- shall weep2 · 5%
- weepest thou2 · 5%
- and them that wept1 · 2%
- he wept1 · 2%
- are ye that weep1 · 2%
- ye have1 · 2%
- him weeping1 · 2%
- also weeping1 · 2%
- she wept1 · 2%
- to weep1 · 2%
- them that weep1 · 2%
- they that weep1 · 2%
- though they wept1 · 2%
- shall bewail1 · 2%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
κλαίοντες5ἔκλαυσεν3κλαίουσα2κλαῖε.2ἔκλαιον2κλαίεις;2κλαίετε2κλαίουσα.1ἐκλαύσατε.1κλαύσατε·1κλαίετε;1κλαύσετε.¶1
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.