ΠΕΝΘΕ, πενθε
PENTHE, penthe
Sounds Like: PEN-theh
Translations: mourn, lament, grieve, a mother-in-law, a stepmother
From the root: ΠΕΝΘΟΣ
Part of Speech: Verb, Noun
Explanation: This word can have two distinct meanings depending on the original diacritics. It can be an imperative form of the verb 'to mourn' (πενθεῖτε, πενθείτω), or it can be a form of the noun 'mother-in-law' (πενθεράν). The context of the sentence determines which meaning is intended. As a verb, it describes the act of expressing sorrow or grief. As a noun, it refers to a spouse's mother.
Inflection: Verb: Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative (πενθεῖτε), Third Person Singular Present Active Imperative (πενθείτω). Noun: Singular, Accusative, Feminine (πενθεράν).
Strong’s numbers: G3996 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3994 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΝΘΟΣ.
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.
- ΕΝΘΟΥΣ — of mourning, of lamentation, of grief, of sorrow
- ΠΕΝΘΗ — griefs, sorrows, mournings
- ΠΕΝΘΗΣΙ — (to) mourning, (to) grief, (to) sorrow
- ΠΕΝΘΙ — mournful, sorrowful, sad
- ΠΕΝΘΙΚΑ — mournful, sorrowful, sad
- ΠΕΝΘΙΜΟΝ — mournful, sad, lamentable, a mournful thing, a sad thing
- ΠΕΝΘΙΤΑΙ — mourners, those who mourn
- ΠΕΝΘΟΣ — mourning, a mourning, grief, sorrow, lamentation
- ΠΕΝΘΟΣΑΥ̓ΤΑΙΝ — unknown
- ΠΕΝΘΟΥΣ — of mourning, of lamentation, of grief, of sorrow
- ΠΕΝΘΟΥΤΑΣ — mourning, lamenting, grieving, sorrowing
- ΤΟΠΕΝΘΟΣ — grief, mourning, sorrow, a grief, a mourning, a sorrow
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