# G2870 κοπετός

κοπετός (kopetós), Strong’s G2870: mourning (properly, by beating the breast) KJV: lamentation. Occurs 21 times.

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*kopetós* — mourning (properly, by beating the breast)

KJV: lamentation

Derived from [κόπτω kóptō](https://besorah.bible/word/G2875) (to "chop")

Occurs 21 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Acts 8:2](https://besorah.bible/besorah/acts/8?v=2) — Devout men buried Stephen and lamented greatly over him.
- [Sirach 38:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/sirach/38?v=17) — Make bitter weeping and make passionate wailing. Let your mourning be according to his merit, for one day or two, lest…
- [1 Maccabees 2:70](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/1-maccabees/2?v=70) — He died in the one hundred forty sixth year, and his sons buried him in the tombs of his ancestors at Modin. All Israel…
- [1 Maccabees 4:39](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/1-maccabees/4?v=39) — and they tore their clothes, made great lamentation, put ashes upon their heads,
- [1 Maccabees 9:20](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/1-maccabees/9?v=20) — They wept for him. All Israel made great lamentation for him, and mourned many days, and said,
- [1 Maccabees 13:26](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/1-maccabees/13?v=26) — All Israel made great lamentation over him, and mourned for him many days.
- [3 Maccabees 4:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/3-maccabees/4?v=3) — What home, or city, or any inhabited place, or what streets were there, which their condition didn’t fill with wailing…