ΣΥΜΠΕΝΘΗΣΑΙ, συμπενθησαι
SYMPENTHĒSAI, sympenthēsai
Sounds Like: soom-pen-THAY-sai
Translations: to mourn with, to grieve with, to lament with
From the root: ΣΥΜΠΕΝΘΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the prefix ΣΥΝ- (SYN-), meaning 'with' or 'together', and the verb ΠΕΝΘΕΩ (PENTHEO), meaning 'to mourn' or 'to grieve'. Therefore, it means to mourn or grieve together with someone, to share in their sorrow, or to lament alongside them. It describes the act of expressing shared grief or sympathy.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4842 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 6:9
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