Dictionary entry

G02355

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

θρῆνος

Alt. θρῆνος, ὁ,

Etym. θρέομαι

1. "a funeral-song, dirge, lament", Lat. naenia, Il., Hdt., Trag.; θρῆνος οὑμός "for" me, Aesch.

2. "a complaint, sad strain", Pind., etc.