Luke 8:52
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.”
κλαίω
To weep, to wail. Klaio. Jesus wept. The shortest verse in the Bible is also one of the most profound. God weeps with those who weep. He is not unmoved by human grief.
καθεύδω
sleeps.
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καθεύδω
to lie down to rest, i.e. (by implication) to fall asleep (literally or figuratively)
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κόπτω
they were mourning for
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κόπτω
to "chop"; specially, to beat the breast in grief
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ἔπω
He said;
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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