Lexical Definition
ὠδίν ōdín (o-deen') labor G:N-F
akin to ὀδύνη
pain, sorrow, travail.
- a pang or throe, especially of childbirth
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ὠδῖνασ | agony | Acts.2.24 |
| ὠδὶν | labor pains | 1Thess.5.3 |
| ὠδίνων | of birth pains | Matt.24.8 • Mark.13.8 |
| ωδίνων | pangs | LXX.2Kgs.19.3 • LXX.Isa.66.7 • LXX.Ezek.7.7 • LXX.Hos.9.11 |
| ωδίνι | her pangs | LXX.Isa.26.17 |
| ωδίνεσ | and pangs | LXX.Job.21.17 |
| pangs | LXX.Exod.15.14 • LXX.1Sam.4.19 • LXX.Ps.18.4 • LXX.Ps.18.5 • LXX.Ps.48.6 • LXX.Ps.116.3 • LXX.Isa.21.3 • LXX.Jer.6.24 • LXX.Jer.8.21 • LXX.Jer.13.21 • LXX.Jer.50.43 • LXX.Hos.13.13 • LXX.Mic.4.9 • LXX.Nah.2.10 | |
| their pangs | LXX.Isa.13.8 | |
| ωδίνασ | pangs | LXX.Job.39.1 • LXX.Job.39.2 • LXX.Job.39.3 • LXX.Jer.22.23 |
| pangs of anguish | LXX.Deut.2.25 | |
| ωδίν | pangs | LXX.Isa.37.3 |
Abbott-Smith
ὠδίν (late form of ὠδίς), -ῖνος, ἡ [in LXX forחֶבֶל (and wrongly forחֶבֶל, cf. Ac, l.c.), חִיל, etc. ;]
a birth pang, travail pain: I Th 5:3; metaph., of extreme suffering, Mt 24:8, Mk 13:8; ὠδῖνες θανάτου (Ps 17 (18):4 הֶבְלֵימָוֶת), Ac 2:24.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Psalms | 18:4 |
| Matthew | 24:8 |
| Mark | 13:8 |
| Acts | 2:24 |
| 1 Thessalonians | 5:3 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
Included with: ὠδίν
([Refs], ῖνος, ἡ: Epic dialect dative plural ὠδίνεσσι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: later nominative ὠδίν [LXX+NT]:— mostly in plural, pangs or throes of childbirth, πικρὰς ὠδῖνας ἔχουσαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τέκε.. ἐν μόναις ὠδῖσιν.. διδύμων σθένος υἱῶν at a single birth, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also in singular, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 in singular also, that which is born amid throes, child, παῖδα, φιλτάτην ἐμοὶ ὠδῖνα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θαλλὸν ἱερὸν ἐλαίας, Λατοῦς ὠδῖνα (perhaps ὠδῖνι) φίλαν [Refs]; ἄπτερον ὠδῖνα τέκνων, of young birds, [Refs]: plural, children, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ὀρταλίχων ἁπαλὴ ὠδίν, of eggs, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὠ. Θαλάσσας, of Aphrodite, [Refs]; ὠδὶς μελίσσης, of honey, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__II metaphorically, travail, anguish, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: also in plural, of love, ἐμοὶ πικρὰς ὠδῖνας αὑτοῦ προσβαλὼν ἀποίχεται [NT+5th c.BC+]
__II.2 fruit of the mind's travail, τῆς ἐμῆς ὠ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.3 ὠδῖνες θανάτου, ᾅδου, the bonds of death, [LXX] (due to confusion of Heb. [hudot]ēbel 'pang' with [hudot]èbel 'cord'),compare [NT]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Isa.37.3 ☩ 1Thess.5.3 ☩ LXX.Exod.15.14 ☩ Matt.24.8 ☩ LXX.2Kgs.22.6 ☩ LXX.Ps.17.5* ☩ Acts.2.24