What does κλαυθμός · βρυγμός · ὀδούς mean in the Bible?
κλαυθμός · βρυγμός · ὀδούς is a Greek phrase meaning "weeping and gnashing of teeth".
Greek · G2805, G1030, G3599
κλαυθμὸς καὶ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων
Lamentation · a grating (of the teeth) · a "tooth"
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κλαυθμόςG2805lamentation
Pronunciationklauthmós
Weeping paired with wailing; bitter grief expressing anguish or remorse, often eschatological.
Open lexicon entry →βρυγμόςG1030a grating (of the teeth)
Pronunciationbrygmós
Teeth grinding expressing anguish and rage, typically depicting judgment or exclusion in eschatological contexts.
Open lexicon entry →ὀδούςG3599a "tooth"
Pronunciationodoús
Literal tooth; metaphorically, gnashing of teeth signals anguish and judgment in eschatological contexts.
Open lexicon entry →What does κλαυθμὸς καὶ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων (klauthmos kai brygmos tōn odontōn) mean in the Bible?
κλαυθμός · βρυγμός · ὀδούς is a Greek phrase meaning "weeping and gnashing of teeth".
Full entry for κλαυθμὸς καὶ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων (G2805, G1030, G3599) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2805, G1030, G3599?
G2805, G1030, G3599 is connected to 9 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. weeping and gnashing of teeth
Source Gloss
weeping and gnashing of teeth
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms9Case patternNominative (9)Number patternSingular (9)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 2:18 · Matt 8:12 · Matt 13:42 · Matt 13:50 · Matt 22:13 · Matt 24:51 · Matt 25:30 · Luke 13:28 · Acts 20:379×
Word Origins
κλαυθμὸς καὶ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων is built from this root: