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θρηνέω

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Gloss: to lament

Transliteration: thrēneō

Strong’s: G2354

θρηνέω, -ῶ
(θρῆνος), [in LXX chiefly for יָלַל hi., also for קַיִן pit., etc. ;]
__1. intrans., to lament, wail: Mat.11:17, Luk.7:32, Jhn.16:20.
__2. Trans., to bewail: with accusative of person(s), Luk.23:27.†
<re>SYN.: κλαίω, κόπτομαι, λυπέομαι, πενθέω (see Tr., Syn., lxv). </re> (AS)

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