Strong's Greek · G2875
κόπτω
kóptō
cut down, lament, mourn, (be-)wail
Definition
to "chop"; specially, to beat the breast in grief
Derivation
a primary verb;
Appears 8 times in Scripture
“Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.”
“Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.”
“Many in the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut from the fields.”
“At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.”
“Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.””
“A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.”
“‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’”
“A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).