noun · feminine
odunas
Greekὀδύνη (odunē)
Strong’sG3601
pain, distress
stem odun-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὀδύνη, -ης, ἡ,
[in LXX for יָגוֹן, מַר, etc. (26 words in all);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3601 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidod-oo'-nay
grief (as dejecting)
Fromfrom G1416;
King Jamessorrow.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | odunas1×ὀδύνη | odunais |
| object accusative | odunan | odunain |
| direct address vocative | odunar | odunair |
| of, belonging to genitive | odunau | odunaiu |
| to, for dative | oduna | odunai1×ὀδύναις |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
oduna 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
odunas“anguish”subjectnominative singular1×
Romans 9:2“anguish”hoti lupas mi atō megas kai adialeiptas odunas ta kardia mu;I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
odunai“griefs”to, fordative plural1×
1 Timothy 6:10“griefs”rizas gar panteiu teiu kakeiu atō tas filargurias, hau tinois oregerōtois apoplanila apo tau pistiau kai heautoin peripeirala odunai pollai.For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.