Pentheō πενθέω

Pentheō (Greek πενθέω, Strong's G3996) is a Greek verb meaning “to mourn”. It occurs 10 times in 10 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

Topics

• Grief

Verses

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

Matthew

• Matthew 5:4
  Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
• Matthew 9:15
  And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

Mark

• 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 6:25
  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.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 5:2
  And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 12:21
  And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.

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.

Revelation

• 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).