πενθοῦσιν
penthéō
mourning
To express grief or intense sorrow, typically in response to death or personal loss, whether inwardly (feeling) or outwardly (public acts of mourning); can include both silent lamentation and overt displays of bereavement. In various contexts, may also refer to ritualized or communal mourning, and in rarer instances, to figurative sorrow over misfortune or calamity.
Mark 16:10 · Word #8
Lexicon G3996
| Lemma | πενθέω |
| Transliteration | penthéō |
| Strong's | G3996 |
| Definition | To express grief or intense sorrow, typically in response to death or personal loss, whether inwardly (feeling) or outwardly (public acts of mourning); can include both silent lamentation and overt displays of bereavement. In various contexts, may also refer to ritualized or communal mourning, and in rarer instances, to figurative sorrow over misfortune or calamity. |
Morphology V PRS ACT PTCP DAT M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | mourning |
| Literal | mourning |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πενθέω |
| Strong's | G3996 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3996-07
to mourning ones
| Morphological Notes | Verb; present tense (ongoing action), active voice; participle; dative masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering reflects the present active participle sense of ongoing grieving or mourning, and the dative masculine plural form is conveyed by "to ... ones," preserving both the verbal aspect and case. |
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