3076. lupeó
Lexical Summary
lupeó: To grieve, to cause sorrow, to distress

Original Word: λυπέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: lupeó
Pronunciation: loo-peh'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (loo-peh'-o)
KJV: cause grief, grieve, be in heaviness, (be) sorrow(-ful), be (make) sorry
NASB: grieved, made sorrowful, grieve, caused sorrow, caused sorrow, grieving, cause sorrow
Word Origin: [from G3077 (λύπη - sorrow)]

1. to distress
2. (reflexively or passively) to be sad

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
cause grief, grieve, make sorry.

From lupe; to distress; reflexively or passively, to be sad -- cause grief, grieve, be in heaviness, (be) sorrow(-ful), be (make) sorry.

see GREEK lupe

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 3076 lypéō (from 3077 /lýpē, "deep grief") – to experience deep, emotional pain (sadness), i.e. severe sorrow (grief). 3076 (lypéō) is very intense and hence even used of the pain of childbirth (see Gen 3:16, LXX). See 3077 (lypē).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from lupé
Definition
to distress, to grieve
NASB Translation
cause...sorrow (1), caused...sorrow (2), caused sorrow (2), distressed (1), grieve (3), grieved (7), grieving (2), hurt (1), made sorrowful (5), sorrow (1), sorrowful (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3076: λυπέω

λυπέω, λυπῶ; 1 aorist ἐλύπησα; pf λελύπηκα; passive, present λιποῦμαι; 1 aorist ἐλυπήθην; future λυπηθήσομαι; (λύπη); (fr, Hesiod down); to make sorrowful; to affect with sadness, cause grief; to throw into sorrow: τινα, 2 Corinthians 2:2, 5; 2 Corinthians 7:3; passive, Matthew 14:9; Matthew 17:23; Matthew 18:31; Matthew 19:22; Matthew 26:22; Mark 10:22; Mark 14:19; John 16:20; John 21:17; 2 Corinthians 2:4; 1 Thessalonians 4:13; 1 Peter 1:6; joined with ἀδημονεῖν, Matthew 26:37; opposed to χαίρειν, 2 Corinthians 6:10; κατά Θεόν, in a manner acceptable to God (cf. Winer's Grammar, 402 (375)), 2 Corinthians 7:9, 11; in a wider sense, to grieve, offend: τό πνεῦμα τό ἅγιον, Ephesians 4:30 (see πνεῦμα, 4 a. at the end); to make one uneasy, cause him a scruple, Romans 14:15. (Compare: συλλυπέω. Synonym: see θρηνέω, at the end.)

Topical Lexicon
Meaning and Scope of Grief in Scripture

The verb denotes emotional pain that can be self-experienced (“be grieved”) or caused in another (“cause grief”). It ranges from momentary distress to deep, lingering sorrow and is always moral or relational in tone, never merely clinical.

Narrative Portraits of Human Sorrow

Matthew 14:9 shows Herod Antipas “grieved” when decorum clashed with conscience. The rich young ruler “went away sorrowful” (Matthew 19:22; Mark 10:22) because allegiance to wealth proved stronger than discipleship. The disciples repeatedly felt acute grief—when told of the cross (Matthew 17:23), the betrayal (Matthew 26:22; Mark 14:19), and at Gethsemane with their Lord “overwhelmed with sorrow” (Matthew 26:37). After the resurrection Peter “was grieved” by the triple inquiry of Jesus (John 21:17), a grief that dissolved in restored commission. These scenes show grief as a revealer of the heart: it exposes loyalties, tests faith, and invites deeper trust.

Christ’s Prophetic Promise of Transformed Grief

Jesus assured His own, “You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy” (John 16:20). Golgotha would plunge them into sorrow; the empty tomb would reverse it. The promise controls Christian lament: grief is real but never final for those united with the risen Christ.

Godly Sorrow Versus Worldly Sorrow

Paul’s correspondence with Corinth furnishes the fullest theology of the word. Confrontation over sin “caused you sorrow, though my letter grieved you” (2 Corinthians 7:8). Yet “you were grieved as God intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us” (7:9). Godly sorrow is productive—“What eagerness, what indignation, what longing!” (7:11). It leads to repentance and salvation; worldly sorrow breeds death. Discipline that pierces the conscience is therefore an act of pastoral love (2 Corinthians 2:2-5).

Apostolic Ministry: Sorrowful yet Always Rejoicing

Mission never guarantees unbroken happiness. Paul describes himself as “sorrowful, yet always rejoicing” (2 Corinthians 6:10). Spiritual realism embraces both anguish over resistance to the gospel and abiding joy in Christ’s triumph.

Communal Sensitivity and Mutual Grief

“Do not destroy with your food him for whom Christ died” (Romans 14:15). Liberty without love wounds tender consciences. Likewise, believers are commanded, “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God” (Ephesians 4:30). Sin within the body, whether interpersonal or internal, hurts the divine Guest who indwells the church.

Christian Bereavement and Eschatological Hope

“We do not want you to be uninformed…so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope” (1 Thessalonians 4:13). Death remains an enemy, yet the resurrection promise disciplines mourning, infusing it with anticipation rather than despair.

Suffering Trials for a Season

“Though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials” (1 Peter 1:6). The verb frames temporary affliction within God’s refining purpose, ensuring praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Pastoral Application

1. Confront sin promptly; loving reproof may cause temporary grief that yields repentance and restored fellowship.
2. Encourage bereaved believers to lament honestly while anchoring hope in the coming of the Lord.
3. Guard corporate holiness; attitudes and actions that grieve the Spirit hinder ministry power.
4. Model the paradox of gospel workers—sorrowing over resistance, rejoicing in every evidence of grace.
5. Teach disciples to expect seasons of grief; trials refine faith and deepen dependence on Christ.

Historical Perspective

Early church discipline (reflected in 2 Corinthians) recognized the necessity of godly sorrow to heal communal breaches. Patristic writers echoed Paul: genuine repentance must be “mourning of the heart” (Chrysostom). Throughout revival history, deep conviction of sin, often accompanied by intense grief, has preceded spiritual awakening.

Theological Summary

Grief in the New Testament is never purposeless. When submitted to God, it becomes an instrument of sanctification, a gateway to joy, and a testimony to the reality of the Spirit’s indwelling presence.

Forms and Transliterations
ελύπεις ελυπηθη ελυπήθη ἐλυπήθη ελυπήθην ελυπηθησαν ελυπήθησαν ἐλυπήθησαν ελυπηθητε ελυπήθητε ἐλυπήθητε ελυπησα ελύπησα ἐλύπησα ελύπησε ελυπησεν ελύπησεν ἐλύπησεν λελυπηκεν λελύπηκεν λελύπημαι λελύπησαι λυπεί λυπεισθαι λυπείσθαι λυπεῖσθαι λυπείσθε λυπειται λυπείται λυπεῖται λυπειτε λυπείτε λυπεῖτε λυπηθεις λυπηθεὶς λυπηθεντες λυπηθέντες λυπηθηναι λυπηθήναι λυπηθῆναι λυπηθησεσθε λυπηθήσεσθε λυπηθήσονται λυπηθητε λυπηθήτε λυπηθῆτε λυπήθητε λυπησθε λυπήσθε λυπῆσθε λυπουμενοι λυπούμενοι λυπουμενος λυπούμενος λυπούντές λυπω λυπώ λυπῶ elupesa elupēsa elupesen elupēsen elupethe elupēthē elupethesan elupēthēsan elupethete elupēthēte elypesa elypēsa elýpesa elýpēsa elypesen elypēsen elýpesen elýpēsen elypethe elypēthē elypḗthe elypḗthē elypethesan elypēthēsan elypḗthesan elypḗthēsan elypethete elypēthēte elypḗthete elypḗthēte lelupeken lelupēken lelypeken lelypēken lelýpeken lelýpēken lupeisthai lupeitai lupeite lupesthe lupēsthe lupetheis lupētheis lupethenai lupēthēnai lupethentes lupēthentes lupethesesthe lupēthēsesthe lupethete lupēthēte lupo lupō lupoumenoi lupoumenos lypeisthai lypeîsthai lypeitai lypeîtai lypeite lypeîte lypesthe lypêsthe lypēsthe lypē̂sthe lypetheis lypetheìs lypētheis lypētheìs lypethenai lypethênai lypēthēnai lypēthē̂nai lypethentes lypethéntes lypēthentes lypēthéntes lypethesesthe lypethḗsesthe lypēthēsesthe lypēthḗsesthe lypethete lypethête lypēthēte lypēthē̂te lypo lypô lypō lypō̂ lypoumenoi lypoúmenoi lypoumenos lypoúmenos
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 14:9 V-APP-NMS
GRK: καὶ λυπηθεὶς ὁ βασιλεὺς
NAS: Although he was grieved, the king
KJV: the king was sorry: nevertheless for
INT: And having been grieved the king

Matthew 17:23 V-AIP-3P
GRK: ἐγερθήσεται καὶ ἐλυπήθησαν σφόδρα
NAS: day. And they were deeply grieved.
KJV: And they were exceeding sorry.
INT: he will be raised up And they were grieved greatly

Matthew 18:31 V-AIP-3P
GRK: τὰ γενόμενα ἐλυπήθησαν σφόδρα καὶ
NAS: they were deeply grieved and came
KJV: they were very sorry, and
INT: what things having taken place they were grieved greatly and

Matthew 19:22 V-PPM/P-NMS
GRK: τοῦτον ἀπῆλθεν λυπούμενος ἦν γὰρ
NAS: he went away grieving; for he was one who owned
KJV: he went away sorrowful: for
INT: this he went away grieved he had indeed

Matthew 26:22 V-PPM/P-NMP
GRK: καὶ λυπούμενοι σφόδρα ἤρξαντο
NAS: Being deeply grieved, they each one
KJV: they were exceeding sorrowful, and began
INT: And being grieved exceedingly they began

Matthew 26:37 V-PNM/P
GRK: Ζεβεδαίου ἤρξατο λυπεῖσθαι καὶ ἀδημονεῖν
NAS: and began to be grieved and distressed.
KJV: and began to be sorrowful and
INT: of Zebedee he began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed

Mark 10:22 V-PPM/P-NMS
GRK: λόγῳ ἀπῆλθεν λυπούμενος ἦν γὰρ
NAS: and he went away grieving, for he was one who owned
KJV: and went away grieved: for
INT: word he went away grieved he had indeed

Mark 14:19 V-PNM/P
GRK: ἤρξαντο λυπεῖσθαι καὶ λέγειν
NAS: They began to be grieved and to say
KJV: they began to be sorrowful, and to
INT: they began to be grieved and to say

John 16:20 V-FIP-2P
GRK: χαρήσεται ὑμεῖς λυπηθήσεσθε ἀλλ' ἡ
NAS: will rejoice; you will grieve, but your grief
KJV: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your
INT: will rejoice you will be grieved but the

John 21:17 V-AIP-3S
GRK: φιλεῖς με ἐλυπήθη ὁ Πέτρος
NAS: Me? Peter was grieved because
KJV: Peter was grieved because
INT: have you affection for me Was grieved Peter

Romans 14:15 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: ἀδελφός σου λυπεῖται οὐκέτι κατὰ
NAS: your brother is hurt, you are no longer
KJV: brother be grieved with
INT: brother of you is grieved no longer according to

2 Corinthians 2:2 V-PIA-1S
GRK: γὰρ ἐγὼ λυπῶ ὑμᾶς καὶ
NAS: For if I cause you sorrow, who
KJV: make you sorry, who is he
INT: indeed I grieve you also

2 Corinthians 2:2 V-PPM/P-NMS
GRK: μὴ ὁ λυπούμενος ἐξ ἐμοῦ
NAS: For if I cause you sorrow, who then
KJV: but the same which is made sorry by
INT: not he who is grieved by me

2 Corinthians 2:4 V-ASP-2P
GRK: οὐχ ἵνα λυπηθῆτε ἀλλὰ τὴν
NAS: not so that you would be made sorrowful, but that you might know
KJV: that ye should be grieved, but
INT: not that you might be grieved but the

2 Corinthians 2:5 V-RIA-3S
GRK: δέ τις λελύπηκεν οὐκ ἐμὲ
NAS: any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow
KJV: if any have caused grief, he hath
INT: moreover anyone has grieved not me

2 Corinthians 2:5 V-RIA-3S
GRK: οὐκ ἐμὲ λελύπηκεν ἀλλὰ ἀπὸ
NAS: has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow not to me, but in some degree--
KJV: he hath not grieved me, but
INT: not me has has grieved but from

2 Corinthians 6:10 V-PPM/P-NMP
GRK: ὡς λυπούμενοι ἀεὶ δὲ
NAS: as sorrowful yet always
KJV: As sorrowful, yet alway
INT: as sorrowful always moreover

2 Corinthians 7:8 V-AIA-1S
GRK: εἰ καὶ ἐλύπησα ὑμᾶς ἐν
NAS: For though I caused you sorrow
KJV: I made you sorry with a letter,
INT: if also I grieved you in

2 Corinthians 7:8 V-AIA-3S
GRK: πρὸς ὥραν ἐλύπησεν ὑμᾶς
NAS: I caused you sorrow by my letter,
KJV: you sorry, though [it were] but
INT: for an hour grieved you

2 Corinthians 7:9 V-AIP-2P
GRK: οὐχ ὅτι ἐλυπήθητε ἀλλ' ὅτι
NAS: rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful,
KJV: not that ye were made sorry, but that
INT: not that you were grieved but that

2 Corinthians 7:9 V-AIP-2P
GRK: ἀλλ' ὅτι ἐλυπήθητε εἰς μετάνοιαν
NAS: not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful
KJV: but that ye sorrowed to repentance:
INT: but that you were grieved to repentance

2 Corinthians 7:9 V-AIP-2P
GRK: εἰς μετάνοιαν ἐλυπήθητε γὰρ κατὰ
NAS: sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to [the point of] repentance;
KJV: for ye were made sorry after
INT: to repentance you were grieved indeed according to

2 Corinthians 7:11 V-ANP
GRK: κατὰ θεὸν λυπηθῆναι πόσην κατειργάσατο
NAS: godly sorrow, has produced
KJV: that ye sorrowed after
INT: according to God to have been grieved how much it produced

Ephesians 4:30 V-PMA-2P
GRK: καὶ μὴ λυπεῖτε τὸ πνεῦμα
NAS: Do not grieve the Holy Spirit
KJV: And grieve not the holy
INT: And not grieve the Spirit

1 Thessalonians 4:13 V-PSM/P-2P
GRK: ἵνα μὴ λυπῆσθε καθὼς καὶ
NAS: so that you will not grieve as do the rest
KJV: that ye sorrow not,
INT: that not you be grieved even as also

Strong's Greek 3076
26 Occurrences


ἐλύπησα — 1 Occ.
ἐλύπησεν — 1 Occ.
ἐλυπήθη — 1 Occ.
ἐλυπήθησαν — 2 Occ.
ἐλυπήθητε — 3 Occ.
λελύπηκεν — 2 Occ.
λυπῆσθε — 1 Occ.
λυπηθῆναι — 1 Occ.
λυπηθήσεσθε — 1 Occ.
λυπηθῆτε — 1 Occ.
λυπηθεὶς — 1 Occ.
λυπηθέντες — 1 Occ.
λυπεῖσθαι — 2 Occ.
λυπεῖται — 1 Occ.
λυπεῖτε — 1 Occ.
λυπῶ — 1 Occ.
λυπούμενοι — 2 Occ.
λυπούμενος — 3 Occ.

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