What does δάκρυ (dákry) mean in the Bible?
δάκρυ (dákry): Physical tears as evidence of deep emotional or spiritual distress, grief, or fervent prayer in biblical narrative.
Greek · G1144
δάκρυ
A tear
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δάκρυ G1144
Pronunciation dákry
What does δάκρυ (dákry) mean in the Bible?
δάκρυ (dákry): Physical tears as evidence of deep emotional or spiritual distress, grief, or fervent prayer in biblical narrative.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1144?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include tears (7), tear (2), with tears (1).
Where does δάκρυ (dákry) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 7:38. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Hebrews (2), Luke (2), Revelation (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It tears 7× Luke 7:38, Luke 7:44, Acts 20:31, 2 Corinthians 2:4
tear 2× Revelation 7:17, Revelation 21:4
with tears 1× Acts 20:19
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 7:38 δάκρυσιν to tears Noun - Dative Neuter Plural Luke 7:44 δάκρυσιν to tears Noun - Dative Neuter Plural Acts 20:19 δακρύων to with tears Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Acts 20:31 δακρύων to tears Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural 2 Corinthians 2:4 δακρύων to tears Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural 2 Timothy 1:4 δακρύων to tears Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Hebrews 5:7 δακρύων to tears Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Hebrews 12:17 δακρύων to tears Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Revelation 7:17 δάκρυον to tear Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Revelation 21:4 δάκρυον to tear Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 7:38
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 6
Luke 2 Acts 2 2 Corinthians 1 2 Timothy 1 Hebrews 2 Revelation 2
Source forms
δακρύων 6x dakryōn Acts 20:19, Acts 20:31, 2 Corinthians 2:4, 2 Timothy 1:4
δάκρυον 2x dakryon Revelation 7:17, Revelation 21:4
δάκρυσιν 2x dakrysin Luke 7:38, Luke 7:44
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural 6x Acts 20:19, Acts 20:31, 2 Corinthians 2:4, 2 Timothy 1:4
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 2x Revelation 7:17, Revelation 21:4
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural 2x Luke 7:38, Luke 7:44
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Physical tears as evidence of deep emotional or spiritual distress, grief, or fervent prayer in biblical narrative.
Strong's G1144
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 11 times Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 7:38 Source Gloss
a tear
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 9:24 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
δακρύων dakruwn
a tear
Read verse Luke 7:38 Noun Dative Plural Neuter
δάκρυσι, dakrusin
a tear
Read verse Luke 7:44 Noun Dative Plural Neuter
δάκρυσιν dakrusin
a tear
Read verse Acts 20:19 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
δακρύων dakruwn
a tear
Read verse Acts 20:31 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
δακρύων dakruwn
a tear
Read verse 2 Corinthians 2:4 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
δακρύων, dakruwn
a tear
Read verse 2 Timothy 1:4 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
δακρύων, dakruwn
a tear
Read verse Hebrews 5:7 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
δακρύων dakruwn
a tear
Read verse Hebrews 12:17 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
δακρύων dakruwn
a tear
Read verse Revelation 7:17 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
δάκρυον dakruon
a tear
Read verse Revelation 21:4 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
δάκρυον dakruon
a tear
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
Woman's tears of repentance and devotion anointing Jesus' feet
Paul's tears shed during his ministry among the Ephesians
Christ's fervent prayers with tears during his earthly suffering
God wiping away all tears in the eschaton, consolation narrative
Word Origins
δάκρυ is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain