Lexical Summary thrēneō: to lament Original Word: θρηνέωTransliteration: thrēneō Phonetic Spelling: (thray-neh'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to lament Meaning: to lament Strong's Concordance lament, mourn. From threnos; to bewail -- lament, mourn. see GREEK threnos Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2354: θρηνέωθρηνέω, 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. |