- Original: θρηνέω - Transliteration: Threneo - Phonetic: thray-neh'-o - Definition: 1. to mourn, to lament a. of singers of dirges, [to wail] 2. to bewail, deplore - Origin: from G2355 - TDNT entry: 05:28,3 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G2355 ; to bewail: - lament mourn. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • lamented, 1 Luke 23:27