Klaiō κλαίω

Klaiō (Greek κλαίω, Strong's G2799) is a Greek verb meaning “to weep”. It occurs 40 times in 34 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

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

Translated as

Verses

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

Matthew

• Matthew 2:18
  In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
• Matthew 26:75
  And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.

Mark

• Mark 5:38
  And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.
• Mark 5:39
  And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”
• Mark 14:72
  And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke down and wept.
• Mark 16:10
  And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.She went and told those who had been with Him, who were mourning and weeping.

Luke

• Luke 6:21
  Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
• Luke 6:25
  Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
• Luke 7:13
  And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”
• Luke 7:32
  They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’
• Luke 7:38
  And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.
• Luke 8:52
  And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”
• Luke 19:41
  And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
• Luke 22:62
  And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.And he went outside and wept bitterly.
• Luke 23:28
  But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

John

• John 11:31
  The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
• John 11:33
  When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.
• John 16:20
  Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
• John 20:11
  But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,
• John 20:13
  And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.“Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”
• John 20:15
  Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.“Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”

Acts

• Acts 9:39
  Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
• Acts 21:13
  Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

Romans

• Romans 12:15
  Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 7:30
  And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;

Philippians

• Philippians 3:18
  (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.

James

• James 4:9
  Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.
• James 5:1
  Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

Revelation

• Revelation 5:4
  And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.And I began to weep bitterly, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it.
• Revelation 5:5
  And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
• Revelation 18:9
  And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
• Revelation 18:11
  And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—
• Revelation 18:15
  The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,The merchants who sold these things and grew their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,
• Revelation 18:19
  And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”

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).