Sorry

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

A — 1: Λυπέω (Strong'S #3076 — Verb — lupeo — loo-peh'-o )

is rendered "to be sorry" (Passive Voice) in  Matthew 14:9 , AV (RV, "grieved"); 17:23; 18:31;  2—Corinthians 2:2 [1st part, Active Voice, "make sorry" (as in   2—Corinthians 7:8 , twice); 2nd part, Passive]; 2:4, RV, "made sorry;"  2—Corinthians 9:9,11 , RV, "ye were made sorry." See Grieve , B, No. 1.

B — 1: Περίλυπος (Strong'S #4036 — Adjective — perilupos — per-il'-oo-pos )

is translated "exceeding sorry" in  Mark 6:26 : see Sorrowful , C, No. 1.

King James Dictionary

SOR'RY, a.

1. Grieved for the loss of some good pained for some evil that has happened to one's self or friends or country. It does not ordinarily imply severe grief, but rather slight or transient regret. It may be however, and often is used to express deep grief. We are sorry to lose the company of those we love we are sorry to lose friends or property we are sorry for the misfortunes of our friends or of out country. And the king was sorry.  Matthew 14 . 2. Melancholy dismal. 3. Poor mean vile worthless as a sorry slave a sorry excuse. Coarse complexions, and cheeks of sorry grain-

Webster's Dictionary

(1): ( a.) Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil; feeling regret; - now generally used to express light grief or affliction, but formerly often used to express deeper feeling.

(2): ( a.) Poor; mean; worthless; as, a sorry excuse.

(3): ( a.) Melancholy; dismal; gloomy; mournful.