Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jesus wept

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: je-sus wept
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Expressing annoyed or shocked incredulity.

Example Sentences

""Oh, Ennis, oh God Almighty, Ennis. What's the hell's got into you these last few weeks? Oh, Jesus wept, what am I going to do with you?" Major Muir wrung his hands."

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek ἐδάκρυσεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς (edákrusen ho Iēsoûs), from John 11:35 in the Bible. See Jesus wept on Wikipedia.

Questions

What does jesus wept mean?: Expressing annoyed or shocked incredulity.
Where does jesus wept come from?: Calque of Ancient Greek ἐδάκρυσεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς (edákrusen ho Iēsoûs), from John 11:35 in the Bible. See Jesus wept on Wikipedia.

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