The meaning of “πένθος”
Understanding pénthos reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
strengthened from the alternate of πάσχω mourning, sorrow. - grief
πένθος
strengthened from the alternate of πάσχω mourning, sorrow. - grief
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| James 4:9 | “Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.” Word: πένθος (pénthos) | |
| Revelation 18:7 | “How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.” Word: πένθος (pénthos) | |
| Revelation 18:8 | “Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.” Word: πένθος (pénthos) | |
| Revelation 21:4 | “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” Word: πένθος (pénthos) |