λύπη lýpē

Meaning

sadness

In the King James Version: grief, grievous, + grudgingly, heaviness, sorrow

Derivation: apparently a primary word;

Where it is used

• Luke 22:45 When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.
• John 16:6 Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things.
• John 16:20 Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
• John 16:21 A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.
• John 16:22 So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
• Romans 9:2 I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
• 2 Corinthians 2:1 So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.
• 2 Corinthians 2:3 I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be grieved by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.
• 2 Corinthians 2:7 So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
• 2 Corinthians 7:10 Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
• 2 Corinthians 9:7 Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
• Philippians 2:27 He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.
• Hebrews 12:11 No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.
• 1 Peter 2:19 For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.