Dakru, dakruon δάκρυ, δάκρυον

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Dakru, dakruon
δάκρυ, δάκρυον
Transliterationdakru, dakruon
Strong's numberG1144
LanguageGreek
Part of speechneuter noun
Glossteardrop
Occurrences11 in 11 verses
Most frequent inLuke (2)

Dakru, dakruon (Greek δάκρυ, δάκρυον, Strong's G1144) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “teardrop”. It occurs 11 times in 11 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

δάκρυον (poët. form δάκρυ), -ου, τό,
[in LXX for דִּמְעָה ;]
a tear: Mrk.9:24 (WH, txt., R, txt. omit), Act.20:19, 31, 2Co.2:4, 2Ti.1:4, Heb.5:7 12:17, Rev.7:17 21:4; metaphorically, dative pl., δάκρυσι (La 2:11, Thuc., vii, 75; Bl., § 9, 3), Luk.7:38, 44.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVtears (10)
BSBtears (8), tear (2)

Verses

Every verse with Dakru, dakruon, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Mark

Luke

Acts

2 Corinthians

2 Timothy

Hebrews

Revelation

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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