Be in labor
ὠδίνωStrong’s G5605ōdinō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ōdinō is the Greek word usually translated “travail”, “travailing” and “being in travail”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,”
Meaning
Usually translated “travail”, “travailing” and “being in travail”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- i travail 1
- travailing 1
- being in travail 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Galatians 2
- Revelation 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ὠδίνω ōdinō · be in labor
ὠδίνω [in LXX chiefly for חוּל, also for חָבַל pi., etc. ;] to have birthpangs, to travail: Gal.4:27 (LXX), Rev.12:2; metaphorically, Gal.4:19 (cf. συν-ωδίνω).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “travail” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TRAV'AIL, verb intransitive
[Latin trans, over, beyond, and mael, work; Eng. moil.]
- To labor with pain; to toil.
- To suffer the pangs of childbirth; to be in labor. Genesis 35:16
All definitions and other forms of “travail”
TRAV'AIL, verb transitive
To harass; to tire; as troubles sufficient to travail the realm. [Not in use.]
TRAV'AIL, noun
Labor with pain; severe toil.
- Labor in childbirth; as a severe travail; an easy travail
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.