Penthos πένθος

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Penthos
πένθος
Transliterationpenthos
Strong's numberG3997
LanguageGreek
Part of speechneuter noun
Glossgrief
Occurrences5 in 4 verses
Most frequent inRevelation (3)

Penthos (Greek πένθος, Strong's G3997) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “grief”. It occurs 5 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

πένθος, -ους, τό
[in LXX chiefly for אֵבֶל ;]
mourning: Jas.4:9, Rev.18:7-8 21:4.†
(AS)

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

Translated as

KJVsorrow (3), mourning (2)
BSBgrief (3), mourning (2)

Verses

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

James

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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