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ὀδύρομαι

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Gloss: to grieve

Transliteration: oduromai

Strong’s: G8447

1. to lament, bewail, mourn for :
2. with accusative pers., (Homer); with accusative rei, ὁ δ᾽ ὀδύρετο πατρίδα γαῖαν mourned for it, i. e. for the want of it, (Odyssey by Homer); so, νόστον ὀδυρομένη (Odyssey by Homer)
3. with genitive pers. to mourn for, for the sake of , (Homer)
4. with dative pers. to wail or lament to or before others, (Homer)
5. absolute to wail, mourn , (Homer) (ML)
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