ὠδίς
ὠδίς
ὠδίς, ῖνος, ἡ,
mostly in pl.
the pangs or throes of labour, travail-pains, Il.; ἐν μόναις ὠδῖσιν at a single birth, Pind.; ἐν ὠδίνων ἀνάγκαις Eur.; in sg. travail-pain, anguish, Pind., Soph.
in sg., also, the fruit of travail or labour, a birth, child, Aesch., Eur.; ἄπτερον ὠδῖνα τέκνων, of young birds, Eur.
metaph. any travail, anguish, Aesch.; also in pl., of love, pangs, Soph., Plat.