G3649

ὀλολύζω

ololuzōG:V

to wail

ὀλολύζω (onomatop.), [in LXX chiefly for יָלַל hi. ;] (in Hom., of women crying to the gods in prayer or thanksgiving), to cry aloud: Jas.5:1.† (AS)

The KJV translates G3649 in the following manner:

howl (2x)

Full Thayer's lexicon entry

ὀλολύζω — ololýzō

ὀλολύζω; an onomatopoetic verb (cf. the similar ὀιμώζειν, αἰάζειν, ἀλαλάζειν, πιπίζειν, κοκκύζειν, τίζειν. Compare the German term.-zen, as ingrunzen, krächzen, ächzen), to howl, wail, lament: Jas 5:1. (In Greek writings from Homer down of a loud cry, whether of joy or of grief; the Sept. for הֵילִיל.) (Synonym: cf. κλαίω, at the end.)

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