ὠδίν

ōdinNoun (Feminine)G5604

labor

From: akin to G3601 (ὀδύνη);

Short Definition

a pang or throe, especially of childbirth

Full Lexicon Entry

-ῖνος, ἡ a birth pang, travail pain: metaphorically, of extreme suffering,; *ὠδῖνες θανάτου *( מָוֶת חֶבֶל).
LXX Usage: for חֵבֶל חֶבֶל (and wrongly for חֶבֶל חֶבֶל, cf. Ac, l.with), חִיל, etc.

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology G:N-F

DescriptionGreek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

4 times

Appears 4 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

1 Thessalonians
1
Acts
1
Matthew
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:3
  • Acts 2:24
  • Matthew 24:8
  • Mark 13:8

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