labor

Greek Noun Female

ὠδίν (late form of ὠδίς), -ῖνος, ἡ [in LXX for חֵבֶל חֶבֶל (and wrongly for חֶבֶל חֶבֶל, cf. Ac, l.with), חִיל, etc;] a birth pang, travail pain: 1Th.5:3; metaphorically, of extreme suffering, Mat.24:8, Mrk.13:8; ὠδῖνες θανάτου (Psa.18:4 מָוֶת חֶבֶל), Act.2:24. (AS)

labor

Greek Noun Female

Included with: ὠδίς ([Refs], ῖνος, ἡ: Epic dialect dative plural ὠδίνεσσι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: later nominative ὠδίν [LXX+NT]:— mostly in plural, pangs or throes of childbirth, πικρὰς ὠδῖνας ἔχουσαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τέκε. ἐν μόναις ὠδῖσιν. διδύμων σθένος υἱῶν at a single birth, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also in singular, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) in singular also, that which is born amid throes, child, παῖδα, φιλτάτην ἐμοὶ ὠδῖνα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θαλλὸν ἱερὸν ἐλαίας, Λατοῦς ὠδῖνα (perhaps ὠδῖνι) φίλαν [Refs]; ἄπτερον ὠδῖνα τέκνων, of young birds, [Refs]: plural, children, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ὀρταλίχων ἁπαλὴ ὠδίς, of eggs, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὠ. Θαλάσσας, of Aphrodite, [Refs]; ὠδὶς μελίσσης, of honey, [Refs 4th c.AD+] II) metaphorically, travail, anguish, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: also in plural, of love, ἐμοὶ πικρὰς ὠδῖνας αὑτοῦ προσβαλὼν ἀποίχεται [NT+5th c.BC+] II.2) fruit of the mind's travail, τῆς ἐμῆς ὠ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.3) ὠδῖνες θανάτου, ᾅδου, the bonds of death, [LXX] (due to confusion of Heb. [hudot]ēbel 'pang' with [hudot]èbel 'cord'),compare [NT]

Greek

Noun Feminine

a pang or throe, especially of childbirth; pain, sorrow, travail; akin to g3601 (ὀδύνη)