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πένθος G3997
G3997 is the Greek word πένθος, transliterated pénthos. The King James Version most often renders it mourning.
What it means
grief.
Where it comes from
strengthened from the alternate of G3958 (πάσχω).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: mourning, sorrow.
Verses using πένθος
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
James 4:9 · KJV
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Revelation 18:7 · KJV
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.
Revelation 18:8 · KJV
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.
Revelation 21:4 · KJV
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.
Common questions
What does Strong's G3997 mean?
G3997 is the Greek word πένθος (pénthos), meaning grief.
How is G3997 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it mourning (2 times), sorrow (2 times).
How many times does G3997 appear in the Bible?
πένθος (pénthos) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G3997 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: strengthened from the alternate of G3958 (πάσχω).
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