Mochthos μόχθος
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| μόχθος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mochthos |
| Strong's number | G3449 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | toil |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Corinthians (1) |
Mochthos (Greek μόχθος, Strong's G3449) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “toil”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
μόχθος, -ου, ὁ
(= Hom. μόγος), in cl. chiefly poët., [in LXX for תְּלָאָה, עָמָל, etc. ;]
toil, labour, hardship, distress: 2Co.11:27, 1Th.2:9, 2Th.3:8.†
SYN.: κόπος (which see), πόνος (AS)
(= Hom. μόγος), in cl. chiefly poët., [in LXX for תְּלָאָה, עָמָל, etc. ;]
toil, labour, hardship, distress: 2Co.11:27, 1Th.2:9, 2Th.3:8.†
SYN.: κόπος (which see), πόνος (AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | travail (2), painfulness (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | toil (3) |
Verses
Every verse with Mochthos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 11:27In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.
1 Thessalonians
- 1 Thessalonians 2:9For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
2 Thessalonians
- 2 Thessalonians 3:8Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).