ὠδίς
ὠδίς (
A. Ch. 211 ,
Pl. Ep. 313a ),
ῖνος , ἡ: Ep. dat. pl.
A). ὠδίνεσσι h.Ap. 92 ,
Theoc. 17.61 , etc.: later nom.
ὠδίν LXX Is. 37.3 ,
1 Ep.Thess. 5.3 :— mostly in pl.,
pangs or
throes of childbirth, πικρὰς ὠδῖνας ἔχουσαι Il. 11.271 ;
τέκε .. ἐν μόναις ὠδῖσιν .. διδύμων σθένος υἱῶν at a single
birth, Pi. P. 9.85 ;
πόνους ἐνεγκοῦσ’ ἐν ὠδῖσι E. Supp. 920 (lyr.);
ἐν ὠδίνων λοχίαις ἀνάγκαισι Id. Ba. 89 (lyr.), cf.
Ion 452 (lyr.);
αἱ δἰ ὠδίνων γοναί Id. Ph. 355 : also in sg.,
Pi. O. 6.43 ,
N. 1.36 ,
S. OC 533 (lyr.);
γυνὴ φεύγει πικρὰν ὠδῖνα παίδων Id. Fr. 932 .
2). in sg. also,
that which is born amid throes, child, παῖδα, φιλτάτην ἐμοὶ ὠδῖνα A. Ag. 1418 , cf.
Pi. O. 6.31 ,
E. Ion 45 ;
θαλλὸν ἱερὸν ἐλαίας, Λατοῦς ὠδῖνα (fort.
ὠδῖνι)
φίλαν Id. IT 1102 (lyr.);
ἄπτερον ὠδῖνα τέκνων, of young birds,
Id. HF 1040 : pl.,
children, AP 7.549 (Leon.
Alex.);
ὀρταλίχων ἁπαλὴ ὠδίς, of eggs,
Nic. Al. 165 ;
τοῦ ᾠοῦ ἐν ὠδῖνι ὄντος Arist. HA 560b22 ;
ὠ. Θαλάσσας, of Aphrodite,
AP 9.386 ;
ὠδὶς μελίσσης, of honey,
Nonn. D. 5.228 , al.
II). metaph.,
travail, anguish, A. Ch. 211 ,
Supp. 770 (both sg.): also in pl., of love,
ἐμοὶ πικρὰς ὠδῖνας αὑτοῦ προσβαλὼν ἀποίχεται S. Tr. 42 , cf.
Pl. R. 574a ,
Phdr. 251e : freq. in
LXX, Ex. 15.14 , al.,
Ev.Matt. 24.8 .
ShortDef
the pangs
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ὠδίς
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ωδις
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-116050
Data
{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ὠδίς</span> (<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:211" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:211/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 211 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg036.perseus-grc1:313a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg036.perseus-grc1:313a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.</span> 313a </a>), <span class="itype greek">ῖνος</span> <span class="foreign greek">, ἡ</span>: Ep. dat. pl. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">ὠδίνεσσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg003.perseus-grc1:92" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg003.perseus-grc1:92/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Ap.</span> 92 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:61" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17.61/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 17.61 </a>, etc.: later nom. <span class="orth greek">ὠδίν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg048:37:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg048:37.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Is.</span> 37.3 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg013.perseus-grc1:5:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg013.perseus-grc1:5.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">1 Ep.Thess.</span> 5.3 </a>:— mostly in pl., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pangs</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">throes of childbirth,</span> <span class="quote greek">πικρὰς ὠδῖνας ἔχουσαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11:271" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:11.271/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 11.271 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">τέκε .. ἐν μόναις ὠδῖσιν .. διδύμων σθένος υἱῶν</span> at a single <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">birth,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:85" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9.85/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 9.85 </a>; <span class="quote greek">πόνους ἐνεγκοῦσ’ ἐν ὠδῖσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:920" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:920/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 920 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">ἐν ὠδίνων λοχίαις ἀνάγκαισι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:89" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:89/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 89 </a> (lyr.), cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc1:452" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc1:452/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ion</span> 452 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">αἱ δἰ ὠδίνων γοναί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:355" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:355/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 355 </a> : also in sg., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:43" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.43/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 6.43 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1:36" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1.36/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 1.36 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:533" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:533/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 533 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">γυνὴ φεύγει πικρὰν ὠδῖνα παίδων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:932" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:932/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 932 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> in sg. also, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">that which is born amid throes, child,</span> <span class="quote greek">παῖδα, φιλτάτην ἐμοὶ ὠδῖνα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> </span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1418" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1418/canonical-url/"> 1418 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.31/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 6.31 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc1:45" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc1:45/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ion</span> 45 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">θαλλὸν ἱερὸν ἐλαίας, Λατοῦς ὠδῖνα</span> (fort. <span class="foreign greek">ὠδῖνι</span>) <span class="quote greek"> φίλαν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1102" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1102/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IT</span> 1102 </a> (lyr.); <span class="foreign greek">ἄπτερον ὠδῖνα τέκνων,</span> of young birds, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:1040" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:1040/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HF</span> 1040 </a>: pl., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">children,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">AP</span> 7.549 </span> (Leon.<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alex.</span></span>); <span class="foreign greek">ὀρταλίχων ἁπαλὴ ὠδίς,</span> of eggs, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg002:165" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg002:165/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Al.</span> 165 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τοῦ ᾠοῦ ἐν ὠδῖνι ὄντος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:560b:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:560b.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 560b22 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ὠ. Θαλάσσας,</span> of Aphrodite, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 9.386 </span>; <span class="foreign greek">ὠδὶς μελίσσης,</span> of honey, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:228" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.228/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nonn.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">D.</span> 5.228 </a>, al. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">travail, anguish,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:211" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:211/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 211 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:770" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:770/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 770 </a> (both sg.): also in pl., of love, <span class="quote greek">ἐμοὶ πικρὰς ὠδῖνας αὑτοῦ προσβαλὼν ἀποίχεται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:42" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:42/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 42 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:574a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:574a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 574a </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:251e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:251e/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phdr.</span> 251e </a>: freq. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg002:15:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg002:15.14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span>, <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ex.</span> 15.14 </a>, al., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg001.perseus-grc1:24:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg001.perseus-grc1:24.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ev.Matt.</span> 24.8 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fruit of</span> the mind\'s <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">travail,</span> <span class="quote greek">τῆς ἐμῆς ὠ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0061.tlg003:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0061.tlg003:25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Dem.Enc.</span> 25 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">λόγων ὠδῖνες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2051.tlg001:18:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2051.tlg001:18.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Him.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 18.3 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐπέων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0647.tlg001.perseus-grc1:117" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0647.tlg001.perseus-grc1:117/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Tryph.</span> 117 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">ὠδῖνες θανάτου, ᾅδου,</span> the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bonds</span> of death, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg012:22:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg012:22.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">2 Ki.</span> 22.6 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg027:17(18).5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg027:17(18).5/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ps.</span> 17(18).5 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg027:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg027:6/canonical-url/"> 6 </a> (due to confusion of Heb. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">[hudot ]ēbel</span> \'pang\' with <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">[hudot ]ěbel</span> \'cord\'), cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg005.perseus-grc1:2:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg005.perseus-grc1:2.24/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Act.Ap.</span> 2.24 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}