ὠδίν ōdín
Meaning
a pang or throe, especially of childbirth
In the King James Version: pain, sorrow, travail
Derivation: akin to G3601 (ὀδύνη);
Where it is used
- Matthew 24:8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.
- Mark 13:8 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
- Acts 2:24 But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3 While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.