Anguish
ὀδύνηStrong’s G3601odunē
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Odunē is the Greek word usually translated “sorrow” and “sorrows”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”
Meaning
Usually translated “sorrow” and “sorrows”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sorrow 1
- with sorrows 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
- 1 Timothy 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ὀδύνη odunē · anguish
ὀδύνη, -ης, ἡ [in LXX for יָגוֹן, מַר, etc. (26 words in all) ;] pain, distress, of body or mind : Rom.9:2, 1Ti.6:10.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “anguish” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AN'GUISH, noun
[Latin angustia, narrowness, from pressure. See Anger.]
- “And they hearkened not to Moses, for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage” Exodus 6:9
All definitions and other forms of “anguish”
AN'GUISH, verb transitive
To distress with extreme pain or grief.
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.