λύπη lupē · G3077
grief
λύπη, -ης, ἡ ; [in LXX for עֶצֶב and cogn. forms, etc. ; ] ; pain of body or mind, grief, sorrow: Jhn.16:6, 2Co.2:7; opposite to χαρά, Jhn.16:20, Heb.12:11; ἀπὸ τῆς λ., Luk.22:45; ἐκ λ., 2Co.9:7; ἡ κατὰ θεὸν λ., opposite to ἡ τ. κόσ-μου λ., 2Co.7:10; λ. μοι ἐστιν, Rom.9:2; λ. ἔχω, Jhn.16:21-22; id. before ἀπό, 2Co.2:3; λ. ἐπὶ λ. ἔχω, Php.2:27; ἐν λ. ἐλθεῖν, 2Co.2:1 (to come sad and cause sadness); pl. (cf. Gen.3:16, Pro.15:13, al.), 1Pe.2:19.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
λῡπ-η, ἡ, ; pain of body, opposed to ἡδονή, []; also, sad plight or condition, []; 2 pain of mind, grief,[]; τί γὰρ καλὸν ζῆν βίοτον, ὃς λύπας φέρε; []; opposed to χαρά, []
Where it's used 16 times
Luke 22:45 · John 16:6 · John 16:20 · John 16:21 · John 16:22 · Romans 9:2 · 2 Corinthians 2:1 · 2 Corinthians 2:3 · 2 Corinthians 2:7 · 2 Corinthians 7:10 · 2 Corinthians 9:7 · Philippians 2:27 · Hebrews 12:11 · 1 Peter 2:19 … and 2 more
Source: TBESG G3077; TFLSJ G3077
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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