Strong's G3076 · Greek
λυπέω
lupeo · /loo-peh'-o/
Definition
from 3077; to distress; reflexively or passively, to be sad:--cause grief, grieve, be in heaviness, (be) sorrow(-ful), be (make) sorry.
KJV: cause grief, grieve, be in heaviness, (be) sorrow(-ful), be (make) sorry
Root / derivation: from 3077
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered λυπέω across 21 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
21 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew6 verses
And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.
Matthew 17:23And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
Matthew 18:31So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
Matthew 19:22But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
Matthew 26:22And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
Matthew 26:37And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
Mark2 verses
John2 verses
Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
John 21:17He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
2 Corinthians7 verses
For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?
2 Corinthians 2:4For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.
2 Corinthians 2:5But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.
2 Corinthians 6:10As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
2 Corinthians 7:8For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.
2 Corinthians 7:9Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. after: or, according to God
2 Corinthians 7:11For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
Ephesians1 verse
1 Thessalonians1 verse
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G3076 (lupeo) mean?
from 3077; to distress; reflexively or passively, to be sad:--cause grief, grieve, be in heaviness, (be) sorrow(-ful), be (make) sorry.
How many times does G3076 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G3076 (λυπέω) appears in 21 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “sorry.”
How is lupeo translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G3076 is rendered as “sorry” (9×), “sorrowful” (6×), “grieved” (5×), “made” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word λυπέω come from?
from 3077