What does περίλυπος (perílypos) mean in the Bible?
περίλυπος (perílypos): Intense sorrow that overwhelms the soul; emphasizes depth rather than mere sadness.
Greek · G4036
περίλυπος
Sorrowful
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περίλυποςG4036
Pronunciationperílypos
What does περίλυπος (perílypos) mean in the Bible?
περίλυπος (perílypos): Intense sorrow that overwhelms the soul; emphasizes depth rather than mere sadness.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4036?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include consumed with sorrow (3), sadness (1), very sad (1).
Where does περίλυπος (perílypos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:38. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Mark (2), Matthew (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 Itconsumed with sorrow3×Matthew 26:38, Mark 6:26, Mark 14:34
sadness1×Luke 18:24
very sad1×Luke 18:23
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 26:38Περίλυπόςtoconsumed with sorrowAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularMark 6:26περίλυποςtoconsumed with sorrowAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularMark 14:34Περίλυπόςtoconsumed with sorrowAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularLuke 18:23περίλυποςtovery sadAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularLuke 18:24περίλυπονtosadnessAdjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 26:38
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Matthew1Mark2Luke2
Source forms
περίλυπος2xperilyposMark 6:26, Luke 18:23
Περίλυπός2xPerilyposMatthew 26:38, Mark 14:34
περίλυπον1xperilyponLuke 18:24
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular2xMatthew 26:38, Mark 14:34
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular2xMark 6:26, Luke 18:23
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular1xLuke 18:24
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Intense sorrow that overwhelms the soul; emphasizes depth rather than mere sadness.
Strong'sG4036
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
sorrowful
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 26:38Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
Περίλυπόςperilupov
very sorrowful
Read verseMark 6:26Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
περίλυποςperilupov
very sorrowful
Read verseMark 14:34Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
Περίλυπόςperilupov
very sorrowful
Read verseLuke 18:23Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
περίλυποςperilupov
very sorrowful
Read verseLuke 18:24Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
περίλυπονperilupon
very sorrowful
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 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms4Case patternNominative (4)Number patternSingular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 26:38 · Mark 14:342×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMark 6:26 · Luke 18:232×
Word Origins
περίλυπος is built from these roots: