ὀδυνάω
odynaō · be in anguish
Greek word · Strong’s number G3600 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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odynaō (ὀδυνάω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be in anguish”.
Be in great pain, be distressed.
How to say it
o·dy·na·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Endure very great pain.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- I am in agony ×1
- anguish ×1
- are in agony ×1
- grieving ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 2:48
And when they saw him, they were astounded; and his mother said to him, “Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been searching for you in anguish.”
- Luke 16:24
And he called out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame.’
- Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that you received your good things in your life, and Lazarus likewise bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.
- Acts 20:38
grieving most of all over the word that he had spoken, that they were no longer going to see his face. And they accompanied him to the ship.