πενθοῦντες
penthéō
who mourn
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.
Matthew 5:4 · Word #3
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 NOM 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 | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | who mourn |
| Literal | mourning-grieving-lamenting |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πενθέω |
| Strong's | G3996 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3996-06
mourning ones
| Morphological Notes | Verb, present active participle, nominative masculine plural (Gr,V,PPA,NMP); denotes ongoing action performed by masculine plural subjects. |
| Rendering Rationale | The present active participle denotes ongoing action, and the nominative masculine plural form identifies those who are actively expressing grief. “Mourning ones” preserves both the verbal force and the participial, plural subject sense. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
mourning ones
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 accurately matches the participial form referring to those who are mourning. No change needed. |