ὠδίνωōdínō

Meanings

Same root

• ὠδίνōdín · G5604a pang or throe, especially of childbirth
• συνωδίνωsynōdínō · G4944to have (parturition) pangs in company (concert, simultaneously) with, i.e. (figuratively) to sympathize (in expectation of relief from suffering)

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

• Galatians 4:19 Oh, my dear children! I feel as if I’m going through labor pains for you again, and they will continue until Christ is fully developed in your lives.
• Galatians 4:27 As Isaiah said, “Rejoice, O childless woman, you who have never given birth! Break into a joyful shout, you who have never been in labor! For the desolate woman now has more children than the woman who lives with her husband!”
• Revelation 12:2 She was pregnant, and she cried out because of her labor pains and the agony of giving birth.