Tooth
ὀδούςStrong’s G3599odous
Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament
In short
Odous is the Greek word usually translated “teeth” and “tooth”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.
“Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:”
Meaning
Usually translated “teeth” and “tooth”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- teeth 7
- tooth 2
- of teeth 2
- his teeth 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 7
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
- Revelation 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 8:12But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 13:42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 13:50And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 22:13Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 24:51And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- Matthew 25:30And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Greek dictionary
ὀδούς odous · tooth
ὀδούς, -όντος, ὁ [in LXX for שֵׁן ;] a tooth: Mat.5:38, Mrk.9:18, Act.7:54; pl., Rev.9:8, ὁ βρυγμὸς (which see) τ. ὀδόντων, Mat.8:12 13:42, 50 22:13 24:51 25:30, Luk.13:28.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “tooth” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TOOTH, noun
plural teeth. [Latin dens.]
- A bony substance growing out of the jaws of animals, and serving as the instrument of mastication.
- Taste; palate.
- A tine; a prong; something pointed and resembling an animal tooth; as the tooth of a rake, a comb, a card, a harrow, a saw, or of a wheel.
All definitions and other forms of “tooth”
TOOTH, verb transitive
To furnish with teeth; as, to tooth a rake.
- To indent; to cut into teeth; to jag; as, to tooth a saw.
- To lock into each other.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.