Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
be in labor
Usage: 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)
Strong's Number
G5605
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
20
Books
9
Strong's G5605 Quick Answer
Strong's G5605 ὠδίν (odin) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. odin (o-deen') n. 1. a pang or throe, especially of childbirth [akin to G3601] It has 20 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include travail, travailest, and pained. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
- Meaning
- odin (o-deen') n. 1. a pang or throe, especially of childbirth [akin to G3601]
- Usage
- 20 linked usages
- Books
- 9 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
- Usage Words
- travail, travailest, and pained
Meaning and Definition
odin (o-deen') n. 1. a pang or throe, especially of childbirth [akin to G3601] KJV: pain, sorrow, travail See also: G3601
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5605. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G5605 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render odin, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's G5605 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
- This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
- Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G5605 (ὠδίν) appears 19 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- Habakkuk 3:10 — ὠδινήσουσιν
- Isaiah 23:4 — ὤδινον
- Isaiah 26:17 — ὠδίνουσα
- Isaiah 26:18 — ὠδινήσαμεν
- Isaiah 45:10 — ὠδινήσεις
Strong's G5605 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G5605 in the New Testament
3 indexed usages in New Testament.
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
Strong's G5605 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
14 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
Behold, he has travailed with unrighteousness, He has conceived trouble, and brought forth iniquity.
Who is this that comes up all white, Leaning on her kinsman? I raised thee up under an apple tree; There thy mother brought thee forth; There she that bore thee brought thee forth.
Be ashamed, O Sidon: the sea has said, yea, the strength of the sea has said, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, nor have I brought up young men, nor reared virgins.
Strong's G5605 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha
3 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
A fool travaileth with a word, As a woman in labor of a child.
He that loveth gold shall not be justified, And he that followeth corruption shall have enough thereof.
Then trembled their hearts and hands, And they were in pain, as women in travail.
Usage Excerpts
First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5605.
Behold, he has travailed with unrighteousness, He has conceived trouble, and brought forth iniquity.
Who is this that comes up all white, Leaning on her kinsman? I raised thee up under an apple tree; There thy mother brought thee forth; There she that bore thee brought thee forth.
Be ashamed, O Sidon: the sea has said, yea, the strength of the sea has said, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, nor have I brought up young men, nor reared virgins.
And as a woman in travail draws nigh to be delivered, and cries out in her pain; so have we been to thy beloved.
We have conceived, O Lord, because of thy fear, and have been in pain, and have brought forth the breath of thy salvation, which we have wrought upon the earth: we shall not fall, but all that dwell upon the land shall fall.
As though one should say to his father, What wilt thou beget me? and to his mother, What art thou bringing forth?
Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah that bore you: for he was alone when I called him, and blessed him, and loved him, and multiplied him.
Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that dost not travail: for more are the children of the desolate than of her that has a husband: for the Lord has said,
Before she that travailed brought forth, before the travail pain came on, she escaped it and brought forth a male.
Who has heard such a thing? and who has seen after this manner? Has the earth travailed in one day? or has even a nation been born at once, that Zion has travailed, and brought forth her children?
For I have heard thy groaning as the voice of a woman in travail, as of her that brings forth her first child; the voice of the daughter of Zion shall fail through weakness, and she shall lose the strength of her hands, saying, Woe is me! for my soul faints because of the slain.
Behold, he shall look upon her as an eagle, and spread forth his wings over her strongholds; and the heart of the mighty men of Edom shall be in that day as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Be in pain, and strengthen thyself, and draw near, O daughter of Zion, as a woman in travail: for now thou shalt go forth out of the city, and shalt lodge in the plain, and shalt reach even to Babylon: thence shall the Lord thy God deliver thee, and thence shall he redeem thee out of the hand of thine enemies.
The nations shall see thee and be in pain, As thou dost divide the moving waters: The deep uttered her voice, And raised her form on high.
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.
And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
A fool travaileth with a word, As a woman in labor of a child.
He that loveth gold shall not be justified, And he that followeth corruption shall have enough thereof.
Then trembled their hearts and hands, And they were in pain, as women in travail.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5605, grouped by book.
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Galatians 2 usages, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
Wisdom of Sirach 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Strong's G5605 FAQ
What does odino (ὠδίνω) mean?
Strong's G5605 is a Greek entry for G5605 ὠδίν (odin). odin (o-deen') n. 1. a pang or throe, especially of childbirth [akin to G3601]
How many times is odino (ὠδίνω) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's G5605 across 9 books.
Where can I study odino (ὠδίνω) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5605 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
What English words translate odino (ὠδίνω)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as travail, travailest, and pained. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G5605 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 14 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 3 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5605, with linked reader references where each row is available.