Quick Definition
λυπέω v. I pain, grieve, vex
Strong's Definition
from 3077; to distress; reflexively or passively, to be sad
KJV Usage: cause grief, grieve, be in heaviness, (be) sorrow(-ful), be (make) sorry
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | ἀλυπότερος · λύπη · περίλυπος · συλλυπέομαι
25.275 · Attitudes and Emotions · Sorrow, Regret
to make sad, to sadden (derivative of λύπη[b] ‘state of sadness,’ 25.273) to cause someone to be sad, sorrowful, or distressed
JHN 21:17 · 2CO 2:2 · 2CO 2:2 · 2CO 2:4 · 2CO 2:5 · 2CO 2:5 · 2CO 7:8 · 2CO 7:8 · EPH 4:30 · 1TH 4:13
25.274 · (λυπέομαι) · Attitudes and Emotions · Sorrow, Regret
to be sad, to be distressed to be sad as the result of what has happened or what one has done
MAT 14:9 · MAT 17:23 · MAT 18:31 · MAT 19:22 · MAT 26:22 · MAT 26:37 · MRK 10:22 · MRK 14:19 · JHN 16:20 · ROM 14:15 · 2CO 6:10 · 2CO 7:9 · 2CO 7:9 · 2CO 7:9 · 2CO 7:11
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
λυπέω, -@; 1 aor. ἐλύπησα: pf. λελύπηκα ; Pass., pres. λυποῦμαι; 1 aor. ἐλυπήθην; fut. λυπηθήσομαι; (λύπην); [fr. Hes. down]; to make sorrowful; to affect with sadnese, cause grief; to throw into sorrow: τινά, 2 Co. ii. 2, 6; vii. 8; pass., Mt. xiv. 9; xvii. 23; xviii. 31; xix. 22; Xvi 22; Mk. x. 22; xiv.19; Jn. xvi. 20; xxi.17; 2Co. ©" Aveavias ii. 4; 1 Th. iv. 13; 1 Pet.i.6; joined with ἀδημονεῖν, Mt. xxvi. 37; opp. to χαίρειν, 2 Co. vi. 10; κατὰ θεόν, in a manner acceptable to God [cf. W. 402 (375) ], 2 Co. vii. 9,11; in a wider sense, to grieve, offend: τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, Eph. iv. 30 (see πνεῦμα, 4 a. fin.) ; to make one uneasy, cause him a scruple, Ro. xiv.15. [Come.: συλλυπέω. Syn. see θρηνέω, fin.]
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
λυπέω lypeō 26x
to occasion grief or sorrow to, to distress, 2 Cor. 2:2, 5; 7:8; pass. to be grieved, pained, distressed, sorrowful, Mt. 17:23; 19:22; to aggrieve, cross, vex, Eph. 4:30; pass. to feel pained, Rom. 14:15
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
λυπέω, -ῶ
(< λύπη), [in LXX for חרה, etc.;]
to distress, grieve, cause pain or grief: c. acc. pers., II Co 2:2, 5 7:8; pass., Mt 14:9 17:23 18:31 19:22 26:22, Mk 10:22 14:19, Jo 16:20 21:17, Ro 14:15, II Co 2:4, I Th 4:13, I Pe 1:6; λ. καὶ ἀδημονεῖν, Mt 26:37; opp. to χαίρειν, II Co 6:10; κατὰ θεόν, II Co 7:9, 11; τ. πνεῦμα τ. ἅγιον, Eph 4:30 (cf. συν-λνπέω).†
SYN.: v.s. θρηνέω.
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
λυπέω. A few exx. of this common verb should suffice—P Grenf II. 36° (B.C. 95) μὴ λυπεῖσθε ἐπὶ τοῖς χωρισθεῖσι, ‘do not grieve over the departed,” BGU IV. 1079° (A.D. 41) = Se/ections, p. 39) λοιπὸν οὖν ἔλαβον παρὰ το(ῦ) “ApaBos τὴν ἐπιστολὴν καὶ ἀνέγνων καὶ ἐλυπήθην, “finally then I received the letter from the Arabian, and I read it and was grieved.” P Oxy I. 1158 (letter of condolence—ii/A.D.) (= Sedectzons, p- 96) οὕτως ἐλυπήθην καὶ ἔκλαυσα ἐπὶ τῶι εὐμοίρωι ὡς ἐπὶ Διδυμᾶτος ἔκλαυσα, “1 grieved and wept as much over the blessed one as I wept for Didymas,’’ 7d. XII. 14814 (early ii/A.D.) ὥστε μὴ λοιποῦ. λείαν δ᾽ ἐλοιπήθην ἀκούσας ὅτι ἤκουσας" οὐ γὰρ δεινῶς ἠσθένησα, ““ 50 do not grieve about me. I was much grieved to hear that you had heard about me, for I was not seriously ill” (Edd.)—a reassuring letter from a soldier to his mother, BGU I. 24617®. (ii/iii A.D.) Kal περὶ ‘“Eppidvns μελησάτω ὑμῖν, πῶς ἄλυπος ἦν᾽ οὐ δίκαιον γὰρ αὐτὴν λυπῖσθαι περὶ οὐδενός" ἤκουσα γάρ, ὅ[τ]ι λυπεῖται. The verb is used in a weaker sense in such passages as P Tebt 11. 278%° (early i/A.D.), εἰ yap ἣν τρίβων οὐκ ἂν ἐλοιπήθην, “1 it had been a cloak I should not have minded ” (Edd.)—with reference to the loss of a garment, and P Oxy III. 4729 (c. A.D. 130) δύναται μὲν yap kal ἄλλα τινὰ λελοιπῆσθαι παρὰ τὸν τῆς προνοίας χρόνον, ‘““he may indeed have had other troubles during the period of his stewardship” (Edd.)—the speech of an advocate. We may add the inscr. 7G.SZ7 1879" ebux@ . . . ὅστις οὐκ ἤμην Kal ἐγενόμην, οὐκ εἰμὶ Kal οὐ λυποῦμαι, as showing the stoicism | with which the pagan world sometimes faced death.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
λυπέω (lupeō) — to grieve. λῡπ-έω, (λύπη) grieve, vex, whether in body or mind, τινα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to εὐφραίνειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [ὁ θώραξ] λυπεῖ distresses by its weight, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: c.neuter adjective, λυπεῖν μηδὲν αὑτόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with participle, ἐλύπει αὐτὸν ἡ χώρα πορθουμένη [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδὲν ἐλύπησεν [αὐτό], ὥστε μή.. does no harm.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδένα λυπήσας or -ασα, as formula in epitaphs, [Refs]
2. absolutely, cause pain or grief, ἄγαν γε λυπεῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+]
3. in historical writers, of cavalry and light troops, harass, annoy an army by constant attacks, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. passive with future middle [Refs 5th c.BC+], to be grieved, distressed, λυπεῖσθαι φρένα [Refs 6th c.BC+]; μήτε λυπέο μήτε.. be not distressed, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also with accusative of things, grieve about a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with participle, λυπῇ.. ἐστερημένη [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, feel pain, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
