What does ὀδύνη (odýnē) mean in the Bible?
ὀδύνη (odýnē): Mental or physical anguish that actively depresses and weighs down the sufferer's spirit.
Greek · G3601
ὀδύνη
ὀδύνη (odýnē): Mental or physical anguish that actively depresses and weighs down the sufferer's spirit.
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ὀδύνηG3601
Pronunciationodýnē
What does ὀδύνη (odýnē) mean in the Bible?
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3601?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include anguish (1), sorrows (1).
Where does ὀδύνη (odýnē) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 9:2. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (1), Romans (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 Itanguish1×Romans 9:2
sorrows1×1 Timothy 6:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowRomans 9:2
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Romans11 Timothy1
Source forms
ὀδύναις1xodynais1 Timothy 6:10
ὀδύνη1xodynēRomans 9:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural1x1 Timothy 6:10
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular1xRomans 9:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Mental or physical anguish that actively depresses and weighs down the sufferer's spirit.
Strong'sG3601
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkRomans 9:2Source Gloss
grief (as dejecting)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 9:2Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ὀδύνηodunh
pain, distress
Read verse1 Timothy 6:10Noun Dative Plural Feminine
ὀδύναιςodunaiv
pain, distress
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 2 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 patterns2Aligned forms2Case patternDative (1)Number patternPlural (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineRom 9:21×
Dative · Plural · Feminine1 Tim 6:101×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
Deep sorrow and mental anguish over spiritual condition of others
Pain and distress resulting from love of money and financial ruin
Word Origins
ὀδύνη is built from this root:
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