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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ὀδούςG3599
Pronunciationodoús
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 Itteeth8×Matthew 13:42, Matthew 13:50, Matthew 22:13, Matthew 24:51
tooth2×Matthew 5:38
his teeth1×Mark 9:18
of teeth1×Matthew 8:12
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 5:38ὀδόνταtotoothNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularMatthew 5:38ὀδόντοςtotoothNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularMatthew 8:12ὀδόντωνtoof teethNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralMatthew 13:42ὀδόντωνtoteethNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralMatthew 13:50ὀδόντωνtoteethNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralMatthew 22:13ὀδόντωνtoteethNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralMatthew 24:51ὀδόντωνtoteethNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralMatthew 25:30ὀδόντωνtoteethNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralMark 9:18ὀδόνταςtohis teethNoun - Accusative Masculine PluralLuke 13:28ὀδόντωνtoteethNoun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 5:38
Aligned rows12
Books represented5
Matthew8Mark1Luke1Acts1Revelation1
Source forms
ὀδόντων7xodontōnMatthew 8:12, Matthew 13:42, Matthew 13:50, Matthew 22:13
ὀδόντας2xodontasMark 9:18, Acts 7:54
ὀδόντα1xodontaMatthew 5:38
ὀδόντες1xodontesRevelation 9:8
ὀδόντος1xodontosMatthew 5:38
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural7xMatthew 8:12, Matthew 13:42, Matthew 13:50, Matthew 22:13
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural2xMark 9:18, Acts 7:54
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular1xMatthew 5:38
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular1xMatthew 5:38
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural1xRevelation 9:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Literal tooth; metaphorically, gnashing of teeth signals anguish and judgment in eschatological contexts.
Strong'sG3599
Lexical occurrences12 versesGreek text appearances12 timesWord forms5 forms12 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 13:28Source Gloss
a "tooth"
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 5:38Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ὀδόνταodonta
a tooth
Read verseMatthew 5:38Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
ὀδόντος·odontov
a tooth
Read verseMatthew 8:12Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
ὀδόντων.odontwn
a tooth
Read verseMatthew 13:42Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
ὀδόντων.odontwn
a tooth
Read verseMatthew 13:50Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
ὀδόντων.odontwn
a tooth
Read verseMatthew 22:13Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
ὀδόντων.odontwn
a tooth
Read verseMatthew 24:51Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
ὀδόντων.odontwn
a tooth
Read verseMatthew 25:30Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
ὀδόντων.odontwn
a tooth
Read verseMark 9:18Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
ὀδόνταςodontav
a tooth
Read verseLuke 13:28Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
ὀδόντων,odontwn
a tooth
Read verseActs 7:54Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
ὀδόνταςodontav
a tooth
Read verseRevelation 9:8Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
ὀδόντεςodontev
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 patterns5Aligned forms12Case patternGenitive (8)Number patternPlural (10)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · MasculineRev 9:81×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 8:12 · Matt 13:42 · Matt 13:50 · Matt 22:13 · Matt 24:51 · Matt 25:30 · Luke 13:287×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:381×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMark 9:18 · Acts 7:542×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:381×
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:
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