What does κλαυθμός (klauthmós) mean in the Bible?
κλαυθμός (klauthmós): Weeping paired with wailing; bitter grief expressing anguish or remorse, often eschatological.
Greek · G2805
κλαυθμός
Lamentation
Reading a lexicon entry
What this page is: Each lexicon entry shows the original Hebrew or Greek word behind the English translation: its meaning, its range of use, and where it appears in Scripture.
Strong's number: The Strong's code (H- or G-) is the standard reference number for this word. It connects this entry to chapter and passage language tabs.
Where it appears: The witness passages show where this word is used in context. Click any to open the study page for that passage.
This lexicon entry is part of our ongoing editorial review. If you notice missing content, unclear wording, or a possible correction, please send us a note through the Connect page. Screenshots are helpful.
κλαυθμός G2805
Pronunciation klauthmós
What does κλαυθμός (klauthmós) mean in the Bible?
κλαυθμός (klauthmós): Weeping paired with wailing; bitter grief expressing anguish or remorse, often eschatological.
Full entry for κλαυθμός (G2805) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2805?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include weeping (8), wept (1).
Where does κλαυθμός (klauthmós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (7), Acts (1), Luke (1).
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 weeping 8× Matthew 2:18, Matthew 8:12, Matthew 13:42, Matthew 13:50
wept 1× Acts 20:37
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 2:18 κλαυθμὸς to weeping Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 8:12 κλαυθμὸς to weeping Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 13:42 κλαυθμὸς to weeping Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 13:50 κλαυθμὸς to weeping Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 22:13 κλαυθμὸς to weeping Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 24:51 κλαυθμὸς to weeping Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 25:30 κλαυθμὸς to weeping Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 13:28 κλαυθμὸς to weeping Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 20:37 κλαυθμὸς to wept Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 2:18
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 3
Matthew 7 Luke 1 Acts 1
Source forms
κλαυθμὸς 9x klauthmos Matthew 2:18, Matthew 8:12, Matthew 13:42, Matthew 13:50
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 9x Matthew 2:18, Matthew 8:12, Matthew 13:42, Matthew 13:50
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Weeping paired with wailing; bitter grief expressing anguish or remorse, often eschatological.
Strong's G2805
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Greek text appearances 9 times Word forms 1 form 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
lamentation
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Weeping paired with wailing; bitter grief expressing anguish or remorse, often eschatological.
(κλαίω), [in LXX chiefly for בְּכִי ;] crying, weeping, Act.20:37; κ. καὶ ὀδυρμός, Mat.2:18 (LXX); ὁ κ. καὶ ὁ βρυγμός, Mat.8:12 13:42, 50 22:13 24:51 25:30, Luk.13:28.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 2:18 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
κλαυθμὸς klauqmov
weeping, lamentation
Read verse Matthew 8:12 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
κλαυθμὸς klauqmov
weeping, lamentation
Read verse Matthew 13:42 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
κλαυθμὸς klauqmov
weeping, lamentation
Read verse Matthew 13:50 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
κλαυθμὸς klauqmov
weeping, lamentation
Read verse Matthew 22:13 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
κλαυθμὸς klauqmov
weeping, lamentation
Read verse Matthew 24:51 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
κλαυθμὸς klauqmov
weeping, lamentation
Read verse Matthew 25:30 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
κλαυθμὸς klauqmov
weeping, lamentation
Read verse Luke 13:28 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
κλαυθμὸς klauqmov
weeping, lamentation
Read verse Acts 20:37 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
κλαυθμὸς klauqmov
weeping, lamentation
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.
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 patterns 1 Aligned forms 9 Case pattern Nominative (9) Number pattern Singular (9)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 2:18 · Matt 8:12 · Matt 13:42 · Matt 13:50 · Matt 22:13 · Matt 24:51 · Matt 25:30 · Luke 13:28 · Acts 20:37 9×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Luke 13:22–30 κλαυθμὸς klauthmós
Weeping
Showing 1 selected witness from 9 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
κλαυθμός is built from this root:
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