Word study · Greek

penthéō

to mourn, to grieve

Say it: pen-THEH-oh (approximate)

πενθέω

What it means

To mourn, to grieve for a loss. In 12:21 Paul fears that he will have to mourn over many who have sinned and not repented.

Range of meaning

  • MournGrieve.
  • LamentExpress sorrow.

In 2 Corinthians

Every verse (1)

Verses where G3996 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources