πένθος
Alt. πένφος, ος, εος, τό,
I. "grief, sadness, sorrow", Hom., etc.; τινός "for" one, Od.:—esp. of the outward signs of grief, "mourning for" the dead, Hom., etc.; π. ποιήσασθαι to make "a public mourning", Hdt.
II. "a misfortune", Hdt., Pind.
III. of persons, "a misery", Soph.
Etym. Related to πάθος, as βένθος to βάθος.