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ἀποκλαίω

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Gloss: to weep

Transliteration: apoklaiō

Strong’s: G6443

1. to weep aloud , (Herdotus Historicus); with accusative cognate, ἀπ. στόνον (Sophocles Tragicus)
2. ἀπ. τινα or τι to bewail much, mourn deeply for , (Aeschulus Tragicus); so in Mid., ἀποκλαίεσθαι κακά (Sophocles Tragicus); τὴν πενίαν (Aristophanes Comicus)
3. Mid., also, to cease to wail , (Lucian) (ML)
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