3601. oduné
Berean Strong's Lexicon
oduné: Pain, sorrow, anguish

Original Word: ὀδύνη
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: oduné
Pronunciation: o-doo-nay'
Phonetic Spelling: (od-oo'-nay)
Definition: Pain, sorrow, anguish
Meaning: pain, sorrow, distress, of body or mind.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ὀδυνάω (odynaō), meaning "to cause pain" or "to suffer."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "oduné" is מַכְאוֹב (mak'ob), which also means pain or sorrow, as seen in passages like Isaiah 53:3-4.

Usage: The term "oduné" refers to physical or emotional pain, distress, or anguish. It is used in the New Testament to describe intense suffering or sorrow, often in the context of spiritual or existential distress.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "oduné" was understood as a profound experience of suffering, whether physical or emotional. It was often associated with the human condition and the struggles of life. In the biblical context, "oduné" reflects the deep anguish that can accompany separation from God or the consequences of sin.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 3601 odýnē – intense emotional pain (personal anguish); consuming grief, which is emotionally lethal if experienced apart from God's grace which comforts. See 3600 (odynáō).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
pain, distress
NASB Translation
grief (1), griefs (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3601: ὀδύνη

ὀδύνη (perhaps allied with ἔδω; consuming grief; cf. Latincurae edaces), ὀδύνης, , pain, sorrow: Romans 9:2; 1 Timothy 6:10. (From Homer down; the Sept..)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
sorrow.

From duno; grief (as dejecting) -- sorrow.

see GREEK duno

Forms and Transliterations
οδύναι οδυναις οδύναις ὀδύναις οδύνας οδυνη οδύνη ὀδύνη οδύνην όδυνην οδυνηρά οδυνηράν οδυνηράς οδύνης οδυνών odunais odune odunē odynais odýnais odyne odynē odýne odýnē
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Romans 9:2 N-NFS
GRK: καὶ ἀδιάλειπτος ὀδύνη τῇ καρδίᾳ
NAS: and unceasing grief in my heart.
KJV: and continual sorrow in my heart.
INT: and unceasing sorrow in the heart

1 Timothy 6:10 N-DFP
GRK: ἑαυτοὺς περιέπειραν ὀδύναις πολλαῖς
NAS: themselves with many griefs.
KJV: through with many sorrows.
INT: themselves pierced with sorrows many

Strong's Greek 3601
2 Occurrences


ὀδύναις — 1 Occ.
ὀδύνη — 1 Occ.

















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