Lexical Definition
ὀδούς odoús (od-ooce) tooth G:N-M
perhaps from the base of ἐσθίω
tooth.
- a "tooth"
Abbott-Smith
ὀδούς, -όντος, ὁ, [in LXX for שֵׁן;]
a tooth: Mt 5:38, Mk 9:18, Ac 7:54; pl., Re 9:8, ὁ βρυγμὸς (q.v.) τ. ὀδόντων, Mt 8:12 13:42, 50 22:13 24:51 25:30, Lk 13:28.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 5:38 · 8:12 · 13:42 · 13:50 · 22:13 · 24:51 · 25:30 |
| Mark | 9:18 |
| Luke | 13:28 |
| Acts | 7:54 |
| Revelation | 9:8 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ὀδούς, όντος, ὁ,
nominative ὀδούς [LXX+4th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect ὀδών [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—tooth, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἕρκος ὀδόντων, see at {ἕρκος}; πρίειν ὀδόντας, see at {πρίω}; ὀ. ὀξεῖς incisors, opposed to πλατεῖς, molars, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 metaphorically, γλυκὺς ὀ. ὁ τοῦ πόθου [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ὁ τῆς λύπης ὀ. the tooth of grief, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II anything pointed or sharp, tooth, prong, spike, etc., [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: plural, teeth of a saw, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of a comb, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of a cog-wheel, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] H.; ploughshare, [LXX]; ὀ. πέτρας peak, pike,[LXX]
__III second vertebra of the neck or its apophysis (the odontoid process), so called from its shape, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (but the first vertebra accusative to [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Old present participle [Refs 5th c.BC+] ed- (alternating with od- (cf. Armenian utem 'I eat') and d-), the root of ἔδω, ἔδ-μεναι, Latin edo, etc.: cf. Sanskrit accusative dántam 'tooth', Latin dens, Gothic tunpus, etc.: Aeolic dialect ἔδοντες [Refs 5th c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.1Kgs.14.4 ☩ LXX.1Kgs.13.21 ☩ LXX.Ps.77.30*