Lexical Definition

‎μόχθος‎ móchthos (mokh'-thos) toil G:N-M
from the base of ‎μόγις‎

painfulness, travail.

Usage: 8 forms in 39 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
μόχθῳ hardship 2Thess.3.8
toil 2Cor.11.27
μόχθω effort LXX.Eccl.2.11 • LXX.Eccl.2.20
his effort LXX.Eccl.2.22 • LXX.Eccl.2.24 • LXX.Eccl.3.13 • LXX.Eccl.4.8 • LXX.Eccl.5.15 • LXX.Eccl.5.18 • LXX.Eccl.5.19 • LXX.Eccl.8.15
his trouble LXX.Eccl.1.3
in trouble LXX.Ezek.34.4
my effort LXX.Eccl.2.10 • LXX.Eccl.2.19
their effort LXX.Eccl.4.9
trouble LXX.Lev.25.43 • LXX.Lev.25.53
your effort LXX.Eccl.9.9
μόχθουσ efforts LXX.Jer.3.24
μόχθου my effort LXX.Eccl.2.10
of trouble LXX.Eccl.4.6
μόχθοσ effort LXX.Eccl.6.7 • LXX.Eccl.10.15
his effort LXX.Eccl.2.21
trouble LXX.Num.23.21 • LXX.Neh.9.32
μόχθον effort LXX.Eccl.4.4
hardship 1Thess.2.9
my effort LXX.Eccl.2.18
our trouble LXX.Deut.26.7
their effort LXX.Isa.61.8
trouble LXX.Exod.18.8 • LXX.Num.20.14 • LXX.Lam.3.65
your effort LXX.Isa.55.2
μόχθοισ troubles LXX.Lev.25.46
μόχθοι My troubles LXX.Jer.51.35

Abbott-Smith

μόχθος, -ου, ὁ (= Hom. μόγος), in cl. chiefly poët., [in LXX for תְּלָאָה, עָמָל, etc.;]
toil, labour, hardship, distress: II Co 11:27, I Th 2:9, II Th 3:8.†
SYN.: κόπος (q.v.), πόνος.

Abbott-Smith References

Book Refs
2 Corinthians 11:27
1 Thessalonians 2:9
2 Thessalonians 3:8

Liddell-Scott-Jones

μόχθος-ος, ὁ,

= Homeric μόγος, toil, hardship, distress, ἀμφὶ δ᾽ ἀέθλῳ δῆριν ἔχειν καὶ μ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μόχθοςων ἀμπνοά, ἀμοιβά, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also in plural, toils, troubles, hardships, [Refs 4th c.BC+], etc.; of the labours of Heracles, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. τέκνων for them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μόχθοςον ἀμφὶ πράγμασι epigram cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; Ἀπελλείου μ. γραφίδος, of a picture, [μόχθοςων [prev. author] “Cyr.” 1.6.25: frequently in LXX, LXX.Exod.18.8, +others; κόπος καὶ μ. NT.1Thess.2.9 ">NT+5th c.BC+]; μ. implies hardship, πόνος work (but μ. is said to be Cretan dialect for πόνος [Refs]

LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Exod.18.8 ☩ 1Thess.2.9