Lupeo describes sorrow experienced in response to loss, distress, rebuke, or a troubling event, and sorrow brought upon others.

The verb denotes sorrow or distress in response to painful circumstances, troubling words, or loss; the same usage also describes causing such sorrow in another person. The verses show this grief amid temptation, anticipated death, searching questions, possessions, correction, and concern for another believer.

1. Sorrow felt or brought about · dominant

   In John 21:17, the aorist passive form marks Peter's sorrow after being asked a third time whether he loves Jesus; the APB renders the clause "Peter was grieved." In 2 Corinthians 7:9, the aorist passive plural forms describe the readers' sorrow in connection with repentance, while 2 Corinthians 7:8 places active forms in the writer's statement that his letter caused them sorrow. Other scenes show the same distress at troubling news or events: in Matthew 17:23 the disciples are "greatly grieved," and in 1 Peter 1:6 believers have been grieved amid various temptations.

   John 21:172 Corinthians 7:92 Corinthians 7:8Matthew 17:231 Peter 1:6Romans 14:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with "grieved" or "grieving," as in John 21:17 and 2 Corinthians 6:10. In some contexts it uses broader expressions such as "distressed" in Matthew 18:31 or "gloomy" in Mark 10:22; These are presentations of the verse rather than fixed equivalents.