Dictionary entry

πενθέω

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

πενθέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX chiefly for אבל;]

to mourn (for), lament;

(a) intrans.: Mt 5:4 (5) 9:15, I Co 5:2; π. καὶ κλαίειν, Mt 16:10, Lk 6:25, Ja 4:9, Re 18:15, 19; seq. ἐπί, c. acc., Re 18:11;

(b) trans., c. acc., II Co 12:21.†

SYN.: v.s. θρηνέω.