Lexical Definition
πόνος pónos (pon'-os) travail G:N-M
from the base of πένης
pain.
- toil, i.e. (by implication) anguish
Abbott-Smith
πόνος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for עָמָל, etc.;]
1. labour, toil: Col 4:13.
2. The consequence of toil, distress, suffering, pain (Xen., al., LXX): Re 16:10, 11 21:4.†
SYN.: v.s. κόπος.
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Colossians | 4:13 |
| Revelation | 16:10 · 16:11 · 21:4 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πόνος, ὁ,
(πένομαι) work, especially hard work, toil, in [Refs 8th c.BC+] mostly of the toil of war, μάχης π. the toil of battle, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πόνος alone, ={μάχη},[Refs 8th c.BC+]; πόνον ἔχειν, ={μάχεσθαι}, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν τούτῳ τῷ π. ὁ πολέμαρχος διαφθείρεται in this struggle (at Marathon), [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 generally, toil, labour, ἐπεὶ παύσαντο πόνου [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. ὀρνίθεσσι τιθείη cause toil to them, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. λαβόντας incurring toil, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μάταιος π. labour in vain, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔχει πόνον πολύν involves much trouble, [Refs 5th c.BC+] when the tackle labours in the sea, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 of special kinds of labour, bodily exertion, exercise, στρατιωτικοὶ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of exertions in the games, [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc.; γυμνάσια.., νεανιᾶν (probably) πόνον the scene of youthful labours, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 work, task, business, ἐπεὶ π. ἄλλος ἔπειγεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; enterprise, undertaking, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 implements for labour, stock-in-trade, οὗτος τοῖς ἁλιεῦσιν ὁ πᾶς πόνος [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; καὶ πόνος ἐντὶ θάλασσα the sea is their workshop, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II stress, trouble, distress, suffering, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν τούτῳ τῷ π., of a storm, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ Μηδικὸς [π.] the trouble from the Medes, [πόνος πόνῳ πόνον φέρει 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 866 (Lyric poetry); πόνον ἔχειν [prev. author] “OC” 232 (Lyric poetry)">Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.: in plural, sufferings, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πόνους πονεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also of disease, κατέβαινεν ἐς τὰ στήθη ὁ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 pain, especially physical, δύο π. ἅμα γενομένων, μὴ κατὰ τὸν αὐτὸν τόπον, ὁ σφοδρότερος ἀμαυροῖ τὸν ἕτερον [LXX+5th c.BC+]; distinguished from λύπη (pain in general), [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; but sometimes ={λύπη}, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III anything produced by work, a work, μελισσᾶν τρητὸς π., of honey, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ ἐμὸς ὠδίνων π., of a child, [Refs]; so, πόνον ὀρταλίχων ὀλέσαντες, i.e. the nestlings, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τοὺς ἡμετέρους π. the fruits of our labour, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV Πόνος personified as son of Eris, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Gen.34.25