2354. thréneó

Strong's Lexicon

thréneó: To lament, to wail, to mourn

Original Word: θρηνέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: thréneó
Pronunciation: thray-neh'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (thray-neh'-o)
Definition: To lament, to wail, to mourn
Meaning: intrans: I lament, wail; trans: I bewail.

Word Origin: Derived from θρῆνος (thrénos), meaning "a lament" or "dirge."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H6969 (qiynah): A lamentation or dirge, often used in the context of mourning for the dead or expressing sorrow over a calamity.

- H5594 (saphad): To wail or lament, typically in the context of mourning for the deceased.

Usage: The verb θρηνέω (thréneó) is used to describe the act of lamenting or mourning, often in the context of expressing deep sorrow or grief. It is typically associated with the mourning of the dead or the lamentation over a significant loss or calamity. In the New Testament, it conveys a profound emotional response to tragedy or divine judgment.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, lamentation was a formalized expression of grief, often performed by professional mourners. This practice was common in both Greek and Jewish traditions, where public displays of mourning included wailing, tearing of garments, and the singing of dirges. In the biblical context, lamentation is not only a personal expression of sorrow but also a communal act that reflects the collective grief of a people, often in response to national disasters or divine judgment.

HELPS Word-studies

2354 thrēnéō (from threō, "cry out loud") – properly, mourn, lament (especially audibly); wail.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from thrénos
Definition
to lament
NASB Translation
lament (1), lamenting (1), sang a dirge (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2354: θρηνέω

θρηνέω, θρήνῳ: imperfect ἐθρήνουν; future θρηνήσω; 1 aorist ἐθρήνησα; (θρῆνος, which see); from Homer down; the Sept. for הֵילִיל, קונֵן, etc.;

1. to lament, to mourn: John 16:20; of the singers of dirges (to wail), Matthew 11:17; Luke 7:32.

2. to bewail, deplore: τινα, Luke 23:27. (On θρηνέω to lament, λόπτομαι to smite the breast in grief, λυπέομαι to be pained, saddened, πενθέω to mourn, cf. Trench, § 65, and see κλαίω at the end; yet note that in classic Greek λύπεσθαι is the most comprehensive word, designating every species of pain of body or soul; and that πενθέω expresses a self-contained grief, never violent in its manifestations; like our English word mourn it is associated by usage with the death of kindred, and like it used pregnantly to suggest that event. See Schmidt, vol. ii., chapter 83.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

lament, mourn.

From threnos; to bewail -- lament, mourn.

see GREEK threnos

Forms and Transliterations

εθρηνησαμεν εθρηνήσαμεν ἐθρηνήσαμεν εθρήνησε εθρήνησεν εθρηνουν εθρήνουν ἐθρήνουν θρηνείν θρηνείτε θρηνείτω θρηνηθήσεται θρηνηθήσονται θρήνημα θρηνήσατε θρηνήσει θρηνησετε θρηνήσετε θρήνησον θρηνήσουσιν θρηνούντων θρηνούσαι θρηνούσας ethrenesamen ethrenḗsamen ethrēnēsamen ethrēnḗsamen ethrenoun ethrēnoun ethrḗnoun threnesete threnḗsete thrēnēsete thrēnḗsete

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 11:17 V-AIA-1P
GRK: οὐκ ὠρχήσασθε ἐθρηνήσαμεν καὶ οὐκ
NAS: for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.'
KJV: danced; we have mourned unto you,
INT: not you did dance we sang a dirge and not

Luke 7:32 V-AIA-1P
GRK: οὐκ ὠρχήσασθε ἐθρηνήσαμεν καὶ οὐκ
NAS: for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.'
KJV: danced; we have mourned to you,
INT: not you did dance we sang a dirge and not

Luke 23:27 V-IIA-3P
GRK: ἐκόπτοντο καὶ ἐθρήνουν αὐτόν
NAS: who were mourning and lamenting Him.
KJV: bewailed and lamented him.
INT: were mourning and lamenting for him

John 16:20 V-FIA-2P
GRK: κλαύσετε καὶ θρηνήσετε ὑμεῖς ὁ
NAS: to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world
KJV: shall weep and lament, but the world
INT: will weep and will lament you

Strong's Greek 2354
4 Occurrences

ἐθρηνήσαμεν — 2 Occ.
ἐθρήνουν — 1 Occ.
θρηνήσετε — 1 Occ.