κλαίω

klaivw klaivw; imperfect
e[klaion; future
klauvsw (; ; and Tr WH text in , for
klauvsomai. more common in Greek writ, especially the earlier, and found in ; , and according to most editions in ; cf. Kr?ger, sec. 40 under the word, i., p. 175f; K?hner, sec. 343, under the word, i., p. 847; (Veitch, under the word); Buttmann, 60 (53); (Winer's Grammar, 87 (83))); 1 aorist
e[klausa; the Septuagint frequently for hk;B;; (from Homer down); to mourn, weep, lament; a. intransitive: ; ; ,; ,; ,,; ; ; Rev. (v. 5); , ;
pollav, for which L T Tr WH
poluv, ;
pikrw'", ; ; weeping as the sign of pain and grief for the thing signified (i. e. for pain and grief), , (opposed to
gelan); ; (opposed to
caivrein); ; ; ; ; of those who mourn the dead: f; ; ;
ejpiv
tivni, over anyone, R G (); also joined with
penqei'n, R G L;
klaivein
ejpiv
tina, L T Tr WH; ; joined with
kovptesqai followed by
ejpiv
tina, T Tr WH. b. transitive,
tina, to weep for, mourn for, bewail, one (cf. Buttmann, sec. 131, 4; Winer's Grammar, 32, 1
g.): , and Rec. in .*(Synonyms:
dakruvw,
klaivw,
ojduvromai,
qrhnevw,
ajlalavzw (
ojloluvzw),
stenavzw: strictly,
dakruvw denotes to shed tears, weep silently;
klaivw to weep audibly, to cry as a child;
ojduvromai to give verbal expression to grief, to lament;
qrhnevw to give formal expression to grief, to sing a dirge;
ajlalavzw to wail in oriental style, to howl in a consecrated, semi-liturgical fashion;
stenavzw to express grief by inarticulate or semi-articulate sounds, to groan. Cf. Schmidt chh. 26, 126.)