Lexicon
κοπετός
kopetos
G2870
G:N-M Greek

lamentation

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kopetos denotes the great mourning made over Stephen’s burial in Acts 8:2.

The attested use refers to the great mourning made over Stephen after devout men entombed him in Acts 8:2.

Senses in use

  1. Mourning over the dead · dominant

    In Acts 8:2, the accusative singular masculine form occurs in the statement that devout men entombed Stephen; the APB renders the clause, “and made great lamentation upon him.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 8:2 the APB presents the event as men who “made great lamentation upon him.” This identifies the verse’s mourning context rather than a precise isolated rendering.

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