ἐλυπήθησαν [3 verses](verb 3rd pl aor ind pass) "They were...sorry" is lypeo, which means "to cause harm," "to cause grief," "to vex," "to cause pain," and, in the passive, "to be grieved," "to be distressed," and "to be in pain."  - "They were...sorry" is from a verb that means "to grieve," "to vex," "to cause pain," "to cause grief," and, in the passive, "to be grieved," "to be distressed," and "to be in pain."