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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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ὠδίν

Strong’s: G5604

Associated OET lemmas: ὠδίς

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: ὠδίν; -ῖνος

Related lemmas: ὠδίνω

Sense 1: to have birth pains, to suffer pain in connection with giving birth, birth pains

Semantic entry: 23.54

Semantic domains: Physiological Processes and States

Subdomains: Birth, Procreation

Definition: to experience pains associated with giving birth

TH1 5:3: RV TH1 5:3 · LV TH1 5:3 · Read together TH1 5:3

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OET-RV TH1 5:3

3 Just when they’re saying there’s peace and security, then they’ll suddenly recognise the imminent destruction, like a pregnant woman having birth pains. They certainly won’t be able to escape,

OET-LV TH1 5:3

3 Whenever they_may_be_saying:
Peace and security, then sudden is_recognizing to_them destruction, as the birth_pains to_the woman in pregnant having a_child, and by_no_means not they_may_escape.

Sense 2: to suffer greatly, great pain

Semantic entry: 24.87

Semantic domains: Sensory Events and States

Subdomains: Pain, Suffering

Definition: (figurative extension of meaning of ὠδίν[a] ‘to suffer birth pain,’ 23.54: ὠδίν / 23.54: ὠδίνω) to suffer intensely (similar to birth pain)

Notes: πάντα δὲ ταῦτα ἀρχή ὠδίνων ‘all these things are simply the beginning of great suffering’ RV MAT 24:8 · LV MAT 24:8 · Read together MAT 24:8, a reference to the so-called Messianic woes (see 24.78: πάθημα / 24.78: πάσχω).

MAT 24:8: RV MAT 24:8 · LV MAT 24:8 · Read together MAT 24:8

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OET-RV MAT 24:8

8 But all of those things are just like the beginning of labour pains.

OET-LV MAT 24:8

8 But all these are the_beginning of_birth_pains.

MRK 13:8: RV MRK 13:8 · LV MRK 13:8 · Read together MRK 13:8

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OET-RV MRK 13:8

8 Countries will take up arms against other countries, and kingdoms against other kingdoms. There’ll be earthquakes in many places and there’ll be famines, but those will be just like the beginning of birth pains.

OET-LV MRK 13:8

8 For/Because nation will_be_being_raised against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
There_will_be earthquakes in places, there_will_be famines, these are the_beginning of_birth_pains.
All 3 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 24:8 · LV MAT 24:8 · Read together MAT 24:8

MRK: RV MRK 13:8 · LV MRK 13:8 · Read together MRK 13:8

ACT: RV ACT 2:24 · LV ACT 2:24 · Read together ACT 2:24