What does ὀδυνάω (odynáō) mean in the Bible?
ὀδυνάω (odynáō) is a Greek word meaning "to grieve".
Greek · G3600
ὀδυνάω
To grieve
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ὀδυνάω G3600
Pronunciation odynáō
What does ὀδυνάω (odynáō) mean in the Bible?
ὀδυνάω (odynáō) is a Greek word meaning "to grieve".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3600?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), are in agony (1), I am in agony (1), They were especially grieved (1).
Where does ὀδυνάω (odynáō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 2:48. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Acts (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 . . . 1× Luke 2:48
are in agony 1× Luke 16:25
I am in agony 1× Luke 16:24
They were especially grieved 1× Acts 20:38
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 2:48 ὀδυνώμενοι to . . . Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Luke 16:24 ὀδυνῶμαι to I am in agony Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular Luke 16:25 ὀδυνᾶσαι to are in agony Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular Acts 20:38 ὀδυνώμενοι to They were especially grieved Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 2:48
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Luke 3 Acts 1
Source forms
ὀδυνώμενοι 2x odynōmenoi Luke 2:48, Acts 20:38
ὀδυνᾶσαι 1x odynasai Luke 16:25
ὀδυνῶμαι 1x odynōmai Luke 16:24
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Luke 2:48, Acts 20:38
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x Luke 16:24
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular 1x Luke 16:25
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to grieve
Source Gloss
to grieve
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ὀδύνη), [in LXX: Zec.9:5 (חוּל), Zec.12:10 (מָרַר hi.), La 1:13 (דָּוֶה), Wis.14:24, al. ;] to cause pain or suffering; pass. and mid., to suffer pain, be tormented or greatly distressed: Luk.2:48 16:24-25 (ὀδυνᾶσαι, see M, Pr., 53 f.); before ἐπί, Act.20:38.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 2:48 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ὀδυνώμενοι odunwmenoi
I torment, pain
Read verse Luke 16:24 Verb First Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
ὀδυνῶμαι odunwmai
I torment, pain
Read verse Luke 16:25 Verb Second Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
ὀδυνᾶσαι. odunasai
I torment, pain
Read verse Acts 20:38 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ὀδυνώμενοι odunwmenoi
I torment, pain
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 4
Voice
middle 4
Mood
participle 2 indicative 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ὀδυνάω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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