ΚΛΑΙΕΙΝ, κλαιειν
KLAIEIN, klaiein
Sounds Like: KLAI-ein
Translations: to weep, to cry, to lament
From the root: ΚΛΑΙΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means 'to weep' or 'to cry'. It is the present active infinitive form of the verb, indicating the action of weeping or crying. It is often used to describe a strong emotional expression of sorrow or grief.
Inflection: Infinitive, Present, Active
Strong’s number: G2799 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Romans — 12:15
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 5:27
Pseudo-Baruch
- The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 1:3
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
- Vision 4 — 1:7
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Romans — 12:15
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΛΑΙΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΝΕΚΛΑΥΣΑΤΟ — wept aloud, cried out, burst into tears
- ἘΚΛΑΙΕ — wept, was weeping, cried, was crying
- ἘΚΛΑΙΕΝ — was weeping, wept, cried, was crying
- ἘΚΛΑΙΕΣ — you were weeping, you were crying, you were mourning
- ἘΚΛΑΙΟΝ — wept, cried, were weeping
- ἘΚΛΑΙΟΣΑΝ — they wept, they cried
- ἘΚΛΑΥΣΑ — I wept, I cried
- ἘΚΛΑΥΣΑΜΕΝ — we wept, we cried
- ἘΚΛΑΥΣΑΝ — they wept, they cried, they wailed
- ἘΚΛΑΥΣΑΣ — you wept, you cried, you wailed
- ἘΚΛΑΥΣΑΤΕ — you wept, you cried, you wailed
- ἘΚΛΑΥΣΕ — he wept, she wept, it wept, he cried, she cried, it cried
- ἘΚΛΑΥΣΕΝ — he wept, she wept, it wept, he cried, she cried, it cried
- ΕΚΛΑΙΕΝ — wept, was weeping, cried, was crying
- ΕΚΛΑΙΟΝ — they were weeping, they wept, they cried
- ΕΚΛΑΥΣΑ — I wept, I cried
- ΕΚΛΑΥΣΑΜΕ — we wept, we cried, we wailed
- ΕΚΛΑΥΣΑΝ — they wept, they cried, they wailed
- ΕΚΛΑΥΣΑΣ — you wept, you cried, you wailed
- ΕΚΛΑΥΣΑΤΕ — you wept, you cried, you lamented
- ΕΚΛΑΥΣΕ — he wept, she wept, it wept, he cried, she cried, it cried
- ΕΚΛΑΥΣΕΝ — wept, cried, burst into tears
- ΕΚΛΕΟΝ — they were weeping, they were crying
- ΚΛ? — weeping, lamentation, a weeping, a lamentation
- ΚΛΑΙ — weep, cry, mourn, lament
- ΚΛΑΙΕ — weep, cry, mourn
- ΚΛΑΙΕΙ — weeps, cries, is weeping, is crying
- ΚΛΑΙΕΙΣ — you weep, you cry
- ΚΛΑΙΕΤΑΙ — is wept, is crying, is lamenting
- ΚΛΑΙΕΤΕ — you weep, you cry, you lament
- ΚΛΑΙΟΝ — wept, were weeping, cried, were crying, lamented, were lamenting
- ΚΛΑΙΟΝΤΑ — weeping, crying, lamenting
- ΚΛΑΙΟΝΤΑΣ — weeping, crying, those weeping, those crying
- ΚΛΑΙΟΝΤΕΣ — weeping, crying, mourning, lamenting
- ΚΛΑΙΟΝΤΟΣ — of weeping, of crying, of lamenting, of wailing
- ΚΛΑΙΟΝΤΩΝ — (of) weeping, (of) crying, (of) mourning, (of) those weeping, (of) those crying, (of) those mourning
- ΚΛΑΙΟΥΣΑ — weeping, crying, lamenting
- ΚΛΑΙΟΥΣΑΙ — weeping, crying, lamenting
- ΚΛΑΙΟΥΣΑΝ — weeping, crying, wailing, mourning
- ΚΛΑΙΟΥΣΙ — they weep, they cry, they mourn
- ΚΛΑΙΟΥΣΙΝ — they weep, they cry, they mourn
- ΚΛΑΙΟΥΣΩΝ — of weeping, of crying, of those weeping, of those crying
- ΚΛΑΙΩ — weep, cry, lament, mourn
- ΚΛΑΙΩΝ — weeping, crying, lamenting, wailing
- ΚΛΑΥ — weep, cry, mourn
- ΚΛΑΥΘΕΙΣ — having been wept over, having been mourned, wept over, mourned
- ΚΛΑΥΘΗΣ — weep, cry, mourn
- ΚΛΑΥΣ — weep, cry, lament, mourn
- ΚΛΑΥΣΑΙ — to weep, to cry, to mourn
- ΚΛΑΥΣΑΜΕΝ — we wept, we cried, we wailed
- ΚΛΑΥΣΑΝΤΕΣ — weeping, crying, lamenting
- ΚΛΑΥΣΑΣ — having wept, having cried, having wailed
- ΚΛΑΥΣΑΤΕ — weep!, cry!, lament!
- ΚΛΑΥΣΑΤΟ — he wept, he cried, he wailed
- ΚΛΑΥΣΕΣΘΑΙ — to weep, to cry, to lament
- ΚΛΑΥΣΕΤΑΙ — will weep, will cry, will mourn
- ΚΛΑΥΣΕΤΕ — you will weep, you will cry
- ΚΛΑΥΣΗ — you will weep, you will cry
- ΚΛΑΥΣΗΤΕ — you will weep, you will cry, you will mourn
- ΚΛΑΥΣΘΗΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they will be wept over, they will be mourned
- ΚΛΑΥΣΟΜΑΙ — I will weep, I will cry, I will mourn
- ΚΛΑΥΣΟΜΕ — weep, cry, mourn
- ΚΛΑΥΣΟΝ — weep, lament, cry, mourn
- ΚΛΑΥΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they will weep, they will cry, they will mourn
- ΚΛΑΥΣΟΝΤΕ — weeping, lamenting, those who will weep, those who will lament
- ΚΛΑΥΣΟΤΑΙ — will weep, will cry, will lament
- ΚΛΑΥΣΟΥΣΙΝ — they will weep, they will cry, they will mourn
- ΚΛΑΥΣΩΜΕΝ — let us weep, let us lament, we may weep, we may lament
- ΚΛΕΕΤΕ — weep, cry, mourn
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