Lexical Definition
ὠδίνω ōdínō (o-dee'-no) be in labor G:V
from ὠδίν
travail in (birth).
- to experience the pains of parturition (literally or figuratively)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ὠδίνω | I travail | Gal.4.19 |
| ὠδίνουσα | being in travail | Rev.12.2 |
| travailing | Gal.4.27 | |
| ώδινον | I travailed not | LXX.Isa.23.4 |
| ώδινε | Travail | LXX.Mic.4.10 |
| travailed | LXX.Isa.66.8 • LXX.Isa.66.8 | |
| ωδινούσησ | in travail | LXX.Jer.48.41 |
| travailing | LXX.Jer.49.22 | |
| women travailing | LXX.Jer.4.31 | |
| ωδινήσουσι | shall travail | LXX.Hab.3.10 |
| ωδινήσαμεν | travailed | LXX.Isa.26.18 |
| ωδίνουσαν | her travailing | LXX.Isa.66.7 |
| one being in travail | LXX.Jer.49.24 | |
| travailing | LXX.Isa.51.2 | |
| ωδίνουσα | travailing | LXX.Isa.26.17 • LXX.Isa.54.1 |
| ωδίνησεν | travails | LXX.Ps.7.14 |
| ωδίνησέ | she travailed | LXX.Song.8.5 |
| travailed | LXX.Song.8.5 | |
| ωδίνεισ | shall you travail | LXX.Isa.45.10 |
Abbott-Smith
ὠδίνω [in LXX chiefly for חוּל, also for חבל pi., etc. ;]
to have birthpangs, to travail: Ga 4:27 (LXX), Re 12:2; metaph., Ga 4:19 (cf. συν-ωδίνω).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Galatians | 4:19 · 4:27 |
| Revelation | 12:2 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ὠδίνω [ῑ],
used by early writers only in present: future ὠδῑνήσω [LXX]: aorist ὤδῑνα [LXX+3rd c.AD+]aorist middle and passive, ὠδινησάμην, -ήθην, [LXX+2nd c.AD+]:—to have the pains of childbirth, be in travail, ὡς δ᾽ ὅταν ὠδίνουσαν ἔχῃ βέλος ὀξὺ γυναῖκα [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__2 with accusative, to be in travail of a child, bring forth, [LXX+5th c.BC+]
__II metaphorically of any great pain, to be in travail or anguish, of the Cyclops, στενάχων τε καὶ ὠδίνων ὀδύνῃσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; labour painfully, ὠδίνουσι μέλισσαι [Refs 1st c.BC+]; of the mind, to be in the throes or agonies of thought, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κυοῦμέν τε καὶ ὠ. περὶ ἐπιστήμης [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὥστε μ᾽ ὠδίνειν τί φῄς what you mean, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὠδίνειν εἴς τι to long painfully for a thing, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]: with infinitive, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II.b worry, fuss, ὠδίνοντα μήποτε λήγειν περὶ τοῦ σώματος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 with accusative, to be in travail with, συμφορᾶς βάρος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 Causal, cause to quiver, as in travail, φωνὴ βροντῆς ὠδίνησε γῆν [LXX+2nd c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Hab.3.10 ☩ LXX.Ps.7.15* ☩ LXX.Ps.113.7* ☩ LXX.Prov.8.25 ☩ LXX.Song.8.5