Strong’s G2799 · Greek

κλαίω
klaíō

Definition

to sob, i.e. wail aloud (whereas 1145 is rather to cry silently)

Etymology

of uncertain affinity;

How the KJV renders it

  • bewail
  • weep

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.