Dictionary entry

λυπέω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

λυπέω, -ῶ

(< λύπη), [in LXX for חרה, etc.;]

to distress, grieve, cause pain or grief: c. acc. pers., II Co 2:2, 57:8; pass., Mt 14:917:2318:3119:2226:22, Mk 10:2214:19, Jo 16:2021:17, Ro 14:15, II Co 2:4, I Th 4:13, I Pe 1:6; λ. καὶ ἀδημονεῖν, Mt 26:37; opp. to χαίρειν, II Co 6:10; κατὰ θεόν, II Co 7:9, 11; τ. πνεῦμα τ. ἅγιον, Eph 4:30 (cf. συν-λνπέω).†

SYN.: v.s. θρηνέω.