noun · masculine
klauthmos
Greekκλαυθμός (klauthmos)
Strong’sG2805
weeping, lamentation
stem klauthm-9 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κλαυθμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(< κλαίω), [in LXX chiefly for בְּכִי;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2805 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidklowth-mos'
lamentation
Fromfrom G2799;
King Jameswailing, weeping, X wept.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | klauthmos9×κλαυθμὸς | klauthmois |
| object accusative | klauthmon | klauthmoin |
| direct address vocative | klauthmor | klauthmoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | klauthmou | klauthmoiu |
| to, for dative | klauthmo | klauthmoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
klauthmo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
klauthmos“weeping”subjectnominative singular9×
Matthew 2:18“weeping”Fōnas en Rama akouita, klauthmos kai odurmos pollos; Rachēl klaiarōtas teim tekneim autau, kai ouk thelate parakalira hoti ouk alō.“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
Matthew 8:12“weeping”tois de huiois tau basileiau ekballili eis tem skotem tem exōterem; ekei eti tos klauthmos kai tos brugmos toiu odontoiu.But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Matthew 13:42“weeping”kai ballali autoin eis tan kaminan teu pureu; ekei eti tos klauthmos kai tos brugmos toiu odontoiu.And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13:50“weeping”kai ballali autoin eis tan kaminan teu pureu; ekei eti tos klauthmos kai tos brugmos toiu odontoiu.and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 22:13“weeping”tote tos basilevos legata toi diakonoi; Daratois autou podoin kai cheirain ekballavar auton eis tem skotem tem exōterem; ekei eti tos klauthmos kai tos brugmos toiu odontoiu.Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Matthew 24:51“weeping”kai dichotomati auton kai tem merem autou meta toiu hupokritoiu tithati; ekei eti tos klauthmos kai tos brugmos toiu odontoiu.Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.[’’]
Matthew 25:30“weeping”kai ton achreion doulon ekballavar eis tem skotem tem exōterem; ekei eti tos klauthmos kai tos brugmos toiu odontoiu.And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Luke 13:28“weeping”ekei eti tos klauthmos kai tos brugmos toiu odontoiu, hotan horeveia Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb kai pantoin toin profētoin en ta basileia tou theou, vin de ekballirōtoin exō.There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.
Acts 20:37“weeping”hikanos de klauthmos gineta pantoiu, kai epipiptaratois epi ton trachēlon tou Paulou katafilale auton,They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.