Ōdin ὠδίν
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| ὠδίν | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ōdin |
| Strong's number | G5604 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | labor |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Ōdin (Greek ὠδίν, Strong's G5604) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “labor”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ὠδίν
(late form of ὠδίς), -ῖνος, ἡ [in LXX for חֵבֶל חֶבֶל (and wrongly for חֶבֶל חֶבֶל, cf. Ac, l.with), חִיל, etc. ;]
a birth pang, travail pain: 1Th.5:3; metaphorically, of extreme suffering, Mat.24:8, Mrk.13:8; ὠδῖνες θανάτου (Psa.18:4 מָוֶת חֶבֶל), Act.2:24.†
(AS)
(late form of ὠδίς), -ῖνος, ἡ [in LXX for חֵבֶל חֶבֶל (and wrongly for חֶבֶל חֶבֶל, cf. Ac, l.with), חִיל, etc. ;]
a birth pang, travail pain: 1Th.5:3; metaphorically, of extreme suffering, Mat.24:8, Mrk.13:8; ὠδῖνες θανάτου (Psa.18:4 מָוֶת חֶבֶל), Act.2:24.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | sorrows (2), pains (1), travail (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | birth pains (2), agony (1), labor pains (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ōdin, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 24:8All these are the beginning of sorrows.All these are the beginning of birth pains.
Mark
- Mark 13:8For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
Acts
- Acts 2:24Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.
1 Thessalonians
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
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).