"mourning, sorrow, sadness, grief, Jas. 4:9"
Definition and meaning
mourning, sorrow, sadness, grief, Jas. 4:9
In the original Greek the word is written: πένθος
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of penthos (G3997) across the King James Bible.
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
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Common questions
Strong's G3997 (penthos) is a Greek word that means: mourning, sorrow, sadness, grief, Jas. 4:9 It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word penthos (G3997) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3997 is penthos, a Greek word defined as: mourning, sorrow, sadness, grief, Jas. 4:9. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
penthos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.