- Original: κλαίω - Transliteration: Klaio - Phonetic: klah'-yo - Definition: 1. to mourn, weep, lament a. weeping as the sign of pain and grief for the thing signified (i.e. for the pain and grief) b. of those who mourn for the dead 2. to weep for, mourn for, bewail, one - Origin: of uncertain affinity - TDNT entry: 15:02,4 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: Of uncertain affinity; to sob that is wail aloud (whereas G1145 is rather to cry silently): - bewail. weep. Total KJV Occurrences: 30 • bewail, 1 Revelation 18:9 • weep, 9 Joh 11:31; Act 21:13; Romans 12:15(2); 1 Corinthians 7:30; Jam 4:9; Jam 5:1; Revelation 5:5; Revelation 18:11 • weepest, 1 Joh 20:13 • weeping, 9 Mat 2:18; Luke 7:38; Joh 11:33(2); Joh 20:11; Act 9:39; Philippians 3:18; Revelation 18:15; Revelation 18:19 • wept, 10 Mat 26:75; Mar 5:38; Mar 14:72; Mar 16:10; Luke 8:52; Luke 19:41; Luke 22:62; Joh 20:11; 1 Corinthians 7:30; Revelation 5:4