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δακρύω

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Gloss: to weep

Transliteration: dakruō

Strong’s: G1145

δακρύω
[in LXX for בָּכָה, etc. ;]
to weep, shed tears: Jhn.11:35.†
<re>SYN.: κλαίω, of audible weeping, to cry; ὀδύρομαι, of grief expressed verbally, to lament; θρηνέω, of formal lamentation, to sing a dirge; ἀλαλάζω, to wail in Oriental fashion; στενάζω, of grief expressed by inarticulate sounds, to groan.</re> (AS)

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