Dual PanelSynonym for: To Grieve.
See Definition for \lupeomai\ 3076 See Definition for \penyew\ 3996 See Definition for \yrhnew\ 2354 See Definition for \koptomai\ 2875
\lupeomai\ is the most general word, meaning simply to grieve, outwardly or inwardly.
\penyew\ means properly to lament for the dead. It is also applied to passionate lamentation of any kind, so great that it cannot be hid.
\yrhvew\ is to give utterance to a dirge over the dead, either in unstudied words, or in a more elaborate poem. This word is used by the Septuagint in describing David's lament over Saul and Jonathan.
\koptomai\ is to beat the breast in grief, ordinarily for the dead.