noun · masculine
ponos
Greekπόνος (ponos)
Strong’sG4192
labor, pain
stem pon-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πόνος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX for עָמָל, etc.;]
SYN.: v.s. κόπος.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4192 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpon'-os
toil, i.e. (by implication) anguish
Fromfrom the base of G3993;
King Jamespain.
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 | ponos1×πόνος | ponois |
| object accusative | ponon1×πόνον | ponoin |
| direct address vocative | ponor | ponoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | ponou1×πόνου | ponoiu1×πόνων |
| to, for dative | pono | ponoi |
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
pono 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
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
ponos“pain”subjectnominative singular1×
Revelation 21:4“pain”kai exaleifati pantem dakruem ek toiu ofthalmoiu autoiu, kai tos thanatos ouk eti ēti; oute penthem oute kraugas oute ponos ouk eti ēti. teim prōteim aperchala.‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
ponon“zeal”objectaccusative singular1×
Colossians 4:13“zeal”marturamō gar auto hoti echatō pollon ponon huper vu kai toiu en Laodikeia kai toiu en Hierapolia.For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.
ponou“pain”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Revelation 16:10“pain”Kai tos pemptos ekchata tan fialan autou epi ton thronon teu thēreu; kai gineta tas basileias auteu skotirētas, kai masele tain glōssain autoiu ek tou ponou,And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish
ponoiu“pains”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Revelation 16:11“pains”kai blasfēmala ton theon tou ouranou ek toiu ponoiu autoiu kai ek teiu helkeiu autoiu, kai ouk metanoala ek teiu ergeiu autoiu.and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores. Yet they did not repent of their deeds.