What does ὀδούς (odoús) mean in the Bible?
ὀδούς (odoús): Literal tooth; metaphorically, gnashing of teeth signals anguish and judgment in eschatological contexts.
Greek · G3599
ὀδούς
A "tooth"
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ὀδούς G3599
Pronunciation odoús
What does ὀδούς (odoús) mean in the Bible?
ὀδούς (odoús): Literal tooth; metaphorically, gnashing of teeth signals anguish and judgment in eschatological contexts.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3599?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include teeth (8), tooth (2), his teeth (1), of teeth (1).
Where does ὀδούς (odoús) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:38. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (8), Acts (1), Luke (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It teeth 8× Matthew 13:42, Matthew 13:50, Matthew 22:13, Matthew 24:51
tooth 2× Matthew 5:38
his teeth 1× Mark 9:18
of teeth 1× Matthew 8:12
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 5:38 ὀδόντα to tooth Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 5:38 ὀδόντος to tooth Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 8:12 ὀδόντων to of teeth Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Matthew 13:42 ὀδόντων to teeth Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Matthew 13:50 ὀδόντων to teeth Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Matthew 22:13 ὀδόντων to teeth Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Matthew 24:51 ὀδόντων to teeth Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Matthew 25:30 ὀδόντων to teeth Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Mark 9:18 ὀδόντας to his teeth Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Luke 13:28 ὀδόντων to teeth Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 5:38
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 5
Matthew 8 Mark 1 Luke 1 Acts 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
ὀδόντων 7x odontōn Matthew 8:12, Matthew 13:42, Matthew 13:50, Matthew 22:13
ὀδόντας 2x odontas Mark 9:18, Acts 7:54
ὀδόντα 1x odonta Matthew 5:38
ὀδόντες 1x odontes Revelation 9:8
ὀδόντος 1x odontos Matthew 5:38
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural 7x Matthew 8:12, Matthew 13:42, Matthew 13:50, Matthew 22:13
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural 2x Mark 9:18, Acts 7:54
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Matthew 5:38
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Matthew 5:38
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Revelation 9:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Literal tooth; metaphorically, gnashing of teeth signals anguish and judgment in eschatological contexts.
Strong's G3599
Lexical occurrences 12 verses Greek text appearances 12 times Word forms 5 forms 12 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 13:28 Source Gloss
a "tooth"
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Literal tooth; metaphorically, gnashing of teeth signals anguish and judgment in eschatological contexts.
a tooth: Mat.5:38, Mrk.9:18, Act.7:54; pl., Rev.9:8, ὁ βρυγμὸς (which see) τ. ὀδόντων, Mat.8:12 13:42, 50 22:13 24:51 25:30, Luk.13:28.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
12 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 5:38 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ὀδόντα odonta
a tooth
Read verse Matthew 5:38 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
ὀδόντος· odontov
a tooth
Read verse Matthew 8:12 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
ὀδόντων. odontwn
a tooth
Read verse Matthew 13:42 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
ὀδόντων. odontwn
a tooth
Read verse Matthew 13:50 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
ὀδόντων. odontwn
a tooth
Read verse Matthew 22:13 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
ὀδόντων. odontwn
a tooth
Read verse Matthew 24:51 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
ὀδόντων. odontwn
a tooth
Read verse Matthew 25:30 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
ὀδόντων. odontwn
a tooth
Read verse Mark 9:18 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
ὀδόντας odontav
a tooth
Read verse Luke 13:28 Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
ὀδόντων, odontwn
a tooth
Read verse Acts 7:54 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
ὀδόντας odontav
a tooth
Read verse Revelation 9:8 Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
ὀδόντες odontev
a tooth
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 12 Case pattern Genitive (8) Number pattern Plural (10)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Rev 9:8 1×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 8:12 · Matt 13:42 · Matt 13:50 · Matt 22:13 · Matt 24:51 · Matt 25:30 · Luke 13:28 7×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:38 1×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Mark 9:18 · Acts 7:54 2×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:38 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Gnashing of teeth as expression of anguish and despair in judgment
Literal tooth in law of retaliation, eye for eye principle
Gnashing of teeth as sign of rage and hostile rejection
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 12 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ὀδούς is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain