ΚΟΠΕΤΟΝ, κοπετον
KOPETON, kopeton
Sounds Like: koh-PEH-ton
Translations: lamentation, mourning, wailing, a lamentation, a mourning, a wailing
From the root: ΚΟΠΕΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a loud expression of grief, often accompanied by beating the breast or head, or other outward signs of sorrow. It describes the act of lamenting or wailing, typically in a public or demonstrative manner.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative or Vocative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G2870 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 2:70, 4:39, 9:20, 13:26
- Psalms — 29:12
- Sirach — 38:17
- Isaiah — 22:12
- Jeremiah — 6:26, 9:9
- Zechariah — 12:10
- Acts of the Apostles — 8:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 50:10
- 1 Maccabees — 2:70, 4:39, 9:20, 13:26
- Psalms — 29:12
- Sirach — 38:17
- Isaiah — 22:12
- Jeremiah — 6:26, 9:10
- Amos — 5:16
- Micah — 1:8
- Zechariah — 12:10
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 8:2
From the same root
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