Dakryo means “weep” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H1145 — benyemini (“of Benjamin”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G1145 δακρύω (dakruo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. dakruo (dak-roo'-o) v. 1. to shed tears [from G1144] It has 10 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include upon, weep, wept, tears, and dead. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
dakruo (dak-roo'-o) v. 1. to shed tears [from G1144] KJV: weep Root(s): G1144 Compare: G2799
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to weep
Usage: δακρύω [in LXX for בָּכָה, etc. ;] to weep, shed tears: Jhn.11:35.† SYN.: κλαίω, of audible weeping, to cry; ὀδύρομαι, of grief expressed verbally, to lament; θρηνέω, of formal lamentation, to sing a dirge; ἀλαλάζω, to wail in Oriental fashion; στενάζω, of grief expressed by inarticulate sounds, to groan. (AS)
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Strong's G1145 (δακρύω) appears 9 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
Jesus wept.
3 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
For my groaning comes before my food, And I weep being beset with terror.
All the dwellers in the islands have mourned over thee, and their kings have been utterly amazed, and their countenance has wept.
Weep not with tears in the assembly of the Lord, neither let any weep for these things; for he shall not remove the reproaches,
6 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
Therefore Antiochus was heartily sorry, and moved to pity, and wept, because of the sober and modest behavior of him that was dead.
They were sent out unanimously by the generals in the several cities, with such stern and pitiless feeling, that the exceptional nature of the infliction moved even some of their enemies. These, influenced by sentiments of common humanity, and reflecting upon the uncertain issue of life, shed tears at this their miserable expulsion.
For when he heard the cry, and saw them all on the verge of destruction, with tears he angrily threatened his friends, saying,
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1145.
For my groaning comes before my food, And I weep being beset with terror.
All the dwellers in the islands have mourned over thee, and their kings have been utterly amazed, and their countenance has wept.
Weep not with tears in the assembly of the Lord, neither let any weep for these things; for he shall not remove the reproaches,
Jesus wept.
Therefore Antiochus was heartily sorry, and moved to pity, and wept, because of the sober and modest behavior of him that was dead.
They were sent out unanimously by the generals in the several cities, with such stern and pitiless feeling, that the exceptional nature of the infliction moved even some of their enemies. These, influenced by sentiments of common humanity, and reflecting upon the uncertain issue of life, shed tears at this their miserable expulsion.
For when he heard the cry, and saw them all on the verge of destruction, with tears he angrily threatened his friends, saying,
When thou didst see children’s flesh heaped upon children’s flesh that had been torn off, hands upon hands cut off, heads decapitated upon heads, dead falling upon the dead, and a choir of children turned through torture into a burying ground, thou lamentedst not.
An enemy speaketh sweetly with his lips, But in his heart he imagineth how to throw thee into a pit: He will weep with his eyes, But if he find opportunity, he will not be satisfied with blood.
The spirit of those that fear the Lord shall live; For their hope is in him that saveth them.
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Dakryo (Strong's G1145) is a Greek word most simply glossed "weep". dakruo (dak-roo'-o) v. 1. to shed tears [from G1144]
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's G1145 across 8 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1145 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as upon, weep, wept, tears, dead, and children. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 3 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 6 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1145, with linked reader references where each row is available.