Strong's Lexicon ódinó: To suffer birth pangs, to travail, to be in labor Original Word: ὠδίνω Word Origin: Derived from ὠδίν (ódin), meaning "birth pangs" or "labor pains." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of labor pains is חֵבֶל (chebel), Strong's Hebrew 2256, which can mean "pain," "sorrow," or "travail." Usage: The verb ὠδίνω is used metaphorically in the New Testament to describe intense suffering or distress, akin to the pains of childbirth. It conveys a sense of anticipation and the inevitable culmination of a process, often associated with the coming of a new era or significant change. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, childbirth was a common metaphor for intense struggle or the process of bringing forth something new. The imagery of labor pains was familiar to the audience of the New Testament, symbolizing both the suffering and the hope of new beginnings. This metaphor is used in both Jewish and Greco-Roman literature to describe the tumultuous events leading to a significant transformation or the birth of a new age. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 5605 ōdínō – properly, travail (in childbirth), birth pangs; (figuratively) the need to deliver something ("give birth") which completes a painful (birthing) process. See 5604 (ōdin). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom ódin Definition to have birth pangs, to travail NASB Translation am in labor (1), labor (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5605: ὠδίνωὠδίνω; from Homer down; the Sept. for חוּל, thrice for חִבֵּל; to feel the pains of childbirth, to travail: Galatians 4:27; Revelation 12:2; in figurative discourse, Paul uses the phrase οὖς πάλιν ὠδίνω, i. e. whose souls I am striving with intense effort and anguish to conform to the mind of Christ, Galatians 4:19. (Compare: συνωδίνω.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance birth painsFrom odin; to experience the pains of parturition (literally or figuratively) -- travail in (birth). see GREEK odin Forms and Transliterations ώδινε ωδίνεις ωδινήσαμεν ωδίνησέ ωδίνησεν ωδινήσουσι ωδινουσα ωδίνουσα ὠδίνουσα ωδίνουσαν ωδινούσης ωδινω ωδίνω ὠδίνω ωδοί ωδοίς ωμίαι ωμίαν ωμίας ώσας ώσεις ώση ωσθείς ωσμένω odino odíno ōdinō ōdínō odinousa odínousa ōdinousa ōdínousaLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Galatians 4:19 V-PIA-1SGRK: οὓς πάλιν ὠδίνω μέχρις οὗ NAS: with whom I am again KJV: of whom I travail in birth again INT: of whom again I travail until that Galatians 4:27 V-PPA-NFS Revelation 12:2 V-PPA-NFS Strong's Greek 5605 |
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