ὠδίν

ōdin · birth pains

Greek word · Strong’s number G5604 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

ōdin (ὠδίν) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “birth pains”.

Labor pains.

How to say it

ō·din

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

  1. Sufferings in childbirth; very great anguish.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • birth pains ×2
  • labor pains ×1
  • pangs ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Matthew 24:8

    But all these things are the beginning of birth pains.

  • Mark 13:8

    For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These things are the beginning of birth pains.

  • Acts 2:24

    Him God raised up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:3

    When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes upon them, like labor pains on a woman who is pregnant, and they will certainly not escape.