What does κλαίω · πικρῶς mean in the Bible?
κλαίω · πικρῶς is a Greek phrase meaning "wept bitterly".
Greek · G2799, G4090
ἔκλαυσεν πικρῶς
To weep · bitterly
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κλαίωG2799to weep
Pronunciationklaíō
Loud, audible weeping expressing deep pain or sorrow, often for the dead; distinct from silent tears.
Open lexicon entry →πικρῶςG4090bitterly
Pronunciationpikrōs
Emotional anguish expressed through tears, often in contexts of profound regret or remorse.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἔκλαυσεν πικρῶς (eklausen pikrōs) mean in the Bible?
κλαίω · πικρῶς is a Greek phrase meaning "wept bitterly".
Full entry for ἔκλαυσεν πικρῶς (G2799, G4090) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2799, G4090?
G2799, G4090 is connected to 40 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. wept bitterly
Source Gloss
wept bitterly
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups5Aligned forms40TensesPresent, Aorist, Imperfect, FutureVoicesActive
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality16×
Present ActiveLuke 6:21 · Acts 21:13 · 1 Cor 7:30 · Rev 18:15 · Rev 18:19 · Matt 2:18 · Luke 7:38 · John 20:11 · Mark 5:38 · John 11:33 · Mark 16:10 · Acts 9:39 · Rom 12:15 · Phil 3:1816×
Indicativestates a fact or reality15×
Aorist ActiveMatt 26:75 · Luke 19:41 · Luke 22:62 · Luke 7:324×
Imperfect ActiveMark 14:72 · John 20:11 · Luke 8:52 · Rev 5:44×
Present ActiveJohn 20:13 · John 20:15 · Mark 5:39 · Rev 18:114×
Future ActiveLuke 6:25 · John 16:20 · Rev 18:93×
Imperativecommand or strong request7×
Present ActiveLuke 8:52 · Luke 23:28 · Luke 7:13 · Rev 5:55×
Aorist ActiveJas 4:9 · Jas 5:12×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist ActiveJohn 11:311×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present ActiveRom 12:151×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 35 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present23aorist7imperfect3future2
Voice
active35
Mood
participle15indicative11imperative7subjunctive1infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:18κλαίουσαpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 26:75ἔκλαυσενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 14:72ἔκλαιενimperfect active indicativebackgroundMark 16:10κλαίουσινpresent active participleparticipleLuke 6:21κλαίοντεςpresent active participleparticipleLuke 6:25κλαύσετεfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 7:13κλαῖεpresent active imperativeimperativeLuke 7:32ἐκλαύσατεaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 7:38κλαίουσαpresent active participleparticipleLuke 8:52κλαίετεpresent active imperativeimperativeLuke 19:41ἔκλαυσενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 22:62ἔκλαυσενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 23:28κλαίετεpresent active imperativeimperativeLuke 23:28κλαίετεpresent active imperativeimperativeJohn 11:31κλαύσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 11:33κλαίουσανpresent active participleparticipleJohn 11:33κλαίονταςpresent active participleparticipleJohn 16:20κλαύσετεfuture active indicativeprospectiveJohn 20:11κλαίουσαpresent active participleparticipleJohn 20:11ἔκλαιενimperfect active indicativebackgroundJohn 20:13κλαίειςpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 20:15κλαίειςpresent active indicativeongoingActs 9:39κλαίουσαιpresent active participleparticipleActs 21:13κλαίοντεςpresent active participleparticipleRomans 12:15κλαίεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveRomans 12:15κλαιόντωνpresent active participleparticiple1 Corinthians 7:30κλαίοντεςpresent active participleparticiple1 Corinthians 7:30κλαίοντεςpresent active participleparticiplePhilippians 3:18κλαίωνpresent active participleparticipleJames 4:9κλαύσατεaorist active imperativeimperativeJames 5:1κλαύσατεaorist active imperativeimperativeRevelation 5:4ἔκλαιονimperfect active indicativebackgroundRevelation 5:5κλαῖεpresent active imperativeimperativeRevelation 18:15κλαίοντεςpresent active participleparticipleRevelation 18:19κλαίοντεςpresent active participleparticiple
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἔκλαυσεν πικρῶς is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.