ὠδίνω

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ὠδίνω

Greek transliteration

ōdinō

Simplified transliteration

odino

Strong's number

5605

GK Number

6048

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

v-1c(2)

Gloss

to suffer the pains of childbirth

Definition

to be in travail,

, Gal. 4:27; Rev. 12:2; met. to travail with, suffer birth pangs, to make effort to bring to spiritual birth, Gal. 4:19*

Galatians 4:19	My little children, for whom I (ōdinō \| ὠδίνω \| pres act ind 1 sg) am (ōdinō \| ὠδίνω \| pres act ind 1 sg) again in the pain of childbirth (ōdinō \| ὠδίνω \| pres act ind 1 sg) until Christ is formed in you,
Galatians 4:27	For it is written, “Rejoice, O barren woman, you who bear no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who are (ōdinousa \| ὠδίνουσα \| pres act ptcp voc sg fem) not in the pain of childbirth! (ōdinousa \| ὠδίνουσα \| pres act ptcp voc sg fem) For the children of the desolate will be more in number than those of the woman who has a husband.
Revelation 12:2	She was pregnant and was crying out in labor pains (ōdinousa \| ὠδίνουσα \| pres act ptcp nom sg fem) as she struggled to give birth.

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