verb
odunemō
Greekὀδυνάομαι (odunaomai)
Strong’sG3600
I torment, pain
stem odun-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὀδυνάω, -ῶ
(< ὀδύνη), [in LXX: Za 9:5 (חִיל), 12:10 (מרר hi.), La 1:13 (דָּוֶה), Wi 14:24, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3600 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidod-oo-nah'-o
to grieve
Fromfrom G3601;
King Jamessorrow, torment.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| odunemōὀδυνῶμαι | happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular | am in agony | 1× |
| odunesōὀδυνᾶσαι | happening now · youpresent middle indicative 2nd person singular | are in agony | 1× |
| odunerōtoisὀδυνώμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine | grieving | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | odunemō1×ὀδυνῶμαι | oduneme | odunemi | odunema | odunemē | odunemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | odunesō1×ὀδυνᾶσαι | odunese | odunesi | odunesa | odunesē | oduneselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | odunetō | odunete | oduneti | oduneta | odunetē | odunetelē |
| we 1st person plural | odunenō | odunene | oduneni | odunena | odunenē | odunenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | odunevō | oduneve | odunevi | oduneva | odunevē | odunevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | odunelō | odunele | oduneli | odunela | odunelē | odunelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | odunemeiō | odunemeia | odunemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | oduneseiō | oduneseia | oduneseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oduneteiō | oduneteia | oduneteiē |
| we 1st person plural | oduneneiō | oduneneia | oduneneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | oduneveiō | oduneveia | oduneveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | oduneleiō | oduneleia | oduneleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | odunesōr | odunesar | odunesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | odunetōr | odunetar | odunetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | odunevōr | odunevar | odunevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | odunelōr | odunelar | odunelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | odunemoiō | odunemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | odunesoiō | odunesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | odunetoiō | odunetoia |
| we 1st person plural | odunenoiō | odunenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | odunevoiō | odunevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | oduneloiō | oduneloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | odunerō | oduneri | odunera | odunerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | odunerōtos2× | oduneritos | oduneratos | odunerētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
odun is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
odunemō“am in agony”happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular1×
Luke 16:24“am in agony”kai autos fōnaratos legata; Patēror Abraam, elēasar min kai pempasar Lazaron hina baptateia tem akrem tou daktulou autou hudōreu kai katapsuchateia tan glōssan mu, hoti odunemō en ta floxa houta.So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
odunesō“are in agony”happening now · youpresent middle indicative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 16:25“are in agony”legata de Abraam; Teknem, mimnēskisar hoti apolambasa teim agatheim su en ta zōa su, kai Lazaros homoiōs teim kakeim; nun de hōde parakalitō sis de odunesō.But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
odunerōtois“grieving”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine2×
Luke 2:48“anxiously”kai horaratois auton ekplēssila, kai legata pros auton tas mētēras autou; Teknem, tinem poiasa ni houtōs? idou tos patēros su kai mis odunerōtois zētane sin.When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”
Acts 20:38“grieving”odunerōtois malista epi to logo ho legatelē hoti ouketi mellalō tem prosōpem autou theōrarō. propempale de auton eis tem ploiem.They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.