ΠΕΝΘΕΙ, πενθει
PENTHEI, penthei
Sounds Like: PEN-thay
Translations: mourning, a mourning, grief, sorrow, lamentation, to mourn, he mourns, she mourns, it mourns
From the root: ΠΕΝΘΟΣ, ΠΕΝΘΕΩ
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Explanation: This word can be either the dative singular form of the noun 'ΠΕΝΘΟΣ' (penthos), meaning 'mourning' or 'grief', or the third person singular present active indicative form of the verb 'ΠΕΝΘΕΩ' (pentheō), meaning 'to mourn' or 'to lament'. As a noun, it describes a state of deep sorrow or lamentation. As a verb, it describes the action of expressing such sorrow. Its exact meaning depends on the context in which it is used.
Inflection: Noun: Singular, Dative, Neuter; Verb: Third Person, Singular, Present, Active, Indicative
Strong’s numbers: G3997 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3998 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 8:210
- Book 4 — 4:82, 8:259, 8:330
- Book 5 — 1:37
- Book 7 — 10:253
- Book 8 — 11:272
- Book 11 — 6:223
- Book 17 — 6:178, 6:181
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Samuel — 19:1
- 1 Maccabees — 1:27, 3:51
- Ecclesiastes — 5:16
- Wisdom — 14:15
- Sirach — 22:6
- Jeremiah — 16:7
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΕΝΘΟΣ, ΠΕΝΘΕΩ, appear in our texts.
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