klaio denotes crying in grief, distress, loss, or lament, whether by individuals or groups.

The occurrences consistently depict crying associated with grief, distress, loss, lament, or compassionate concern: mourners cry beside the dead, Mary cries at the grave, Peter cries after remembering Jesus’ words, and merchants cry over a ruined city. The term also occurs in direct instructions or predictions about such crying.

1. Crying in grief, loss, or distress · dominant

   The forms portray audible or visible grief in concrete scenes: in Acts 9:39 the APB renders widows standing beside Peter “weeping” while showing Dorcas’s garments, and in John 20:11 it renders Mary standing outside the grave “weeping.” In Luke 22:62 Peter goes outside and cries bitterly after remembering Jesus’ words; in Revelation 18:11 traders cry and mourn because no one buys their cargo. Romans 12:15 places the present infinitive alongside sharing in others’ sorrow: “weep with those who weep.”

   Acts 9:39John 20:11Luke 22:62Matthew 26:75Revelation 18:11Romans 12:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses the APB commonly presents the action with “weep,” “weeping,” or “wept,” often beside “mourn” or “lament.” Because the APB gives whole-verse translation rather than word alignment, these renderings confirm the scenes of grief without assigning every English expression to the lemma.