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λύπη G3077

G3077 is the Greek word λύπη, transliterated lýpē. The King James Version most often renders it sorrow.

Word: λύπηTransliteration: lýpēLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 13 verses

What it means

sadness.

Where it comes from

apparently a primary word.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

sorrow 9×heaviness 2×grudgingly 1×grievous 1×grief 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: grief, grievous, + grudgingly, heaviness, sorrow.

Verses using λύπη

All 13 verses, quoted in full.

John 16:6 · KJV

But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

John 16:20 · KJV

Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

John 16:21 · KJV

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

John 16:22 · KJV

And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

Romans 9:2 · KJV

That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.

2 Corinthians 2:1 · KJV

But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.

2 Corinthians 2:3 · KJV

And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

2 Corinthians 2:7 · KJV

So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

2 Corinthians 7:10 · KJV

For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

2 Corinthians 9:7 · KJV

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Philippians 2:27 · KJV

For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

Hebrews 12:11 · KJV

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

1 Peter 2:19 · KJV

For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

Common questions

What does Strong's G3077 mean?

G3077 is the Greek word λύπη (lýpē), meaning sadness.

How is G3077 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it sorrow (9 times), heaviness (2 times), grudgingly (1 time), grievous (1 time), grief (1 time).

How many times does G3077 appear in the Bible?

λύπη (lýpē) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G3077 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: apparently a primary word.

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