Mourning
ὀδυρμόςStrong’s G3602odurmos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Odurmos is the Greek word usually translated “mourning”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.”
Meaning
Usually translated “mourning”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- mourning 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
2 books in all.
Greek dictionary
ὀδυρμός odurmos · mourning
ὀδυρμός, -οῦ, ὁ (ὀδύρομαι, to lament), [in LXX : Jer.31:15 (תַּמְרוּר), 2Ma.11:6 * ;] lamentation, mourning: Mat.2:18 (LXX), 2Co.7:7.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “mourning” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MOURNING, participle present
tense Grieving; lamenting; sorrowing; wearing the appearance of sorrow.
All definitions and other forms of “mourning”
MOURNING, noun
The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow.
- The dress or customary habit worn by mourners.
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.