3599. odous
Strong's Lexicon
odous: Tooth

Original Word: ὀδούς
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: odous
Pronunciation: o-doos'
Phonetic Spelling: (od-ooce)
Definition: Tooth
Meaning: a tooth.

Word Origin: Derived from the base of the Greek word ὀδύνω (odynō), meaning "to cause pain" or "to grieve."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H8127 שֵׁן (shen) - tooth

- H2782 חָרַק (charak) - to gnash, grind

Usage: The Greek word "ὀδούς" (odous) primarily refers to a tooth or teeth. In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe intense anguish or suffering, as seen in the phrase "weeping and gnashing of teeth," which signifies extreme remorse or despair.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Jewish culture, teeth were often associated with strength and vitality. The loss of teeth could symbolize weakness or defeat. The metaphorical use of "gnashing of teeth" in the New Testament reflects a common expression of anger or frustration in the ancient world. This imagery is used to convey the severity of judgment and the profound regret of those who are separated from God's presence.

HELPS Word-studies

3599 odoús – tooth. 3599 /odoús ("tooth, teeth") is also used metaphorically: a) of the particular level of compensation or recompense needed in a situation (Mt 5:38); and, b) for how the unredeemed in Gehenna express their indescribable agony, i.e. by "the gnashing of teeth" (Mt 13:42,50,22:13, 24:51, 25:30).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
a tooth
NASB Translation
teeth (10), tooth (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3599: ὀδούς

ὀδούς (according to Etym. Magn. 615, 21 (Pollux 6, 38) from ἔδω, Latinedere, etc., cf. Curtius, § 289; others from the root, da, to divide, cf. δαίω, δάκνω; (Latindens); Fick i., p. 100), ὀδόντος, , from Homer down; the Sept. for שֵׁן; a tooth: Matthew 5:38; Mark 9:18; Acts 7:54; plural Revelation 9:8; βρυγμός τῶν ὀδόντων, see βρυγμός.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
tooth.

Perhaps from the base of esthio; a "tooth" -- tooth.

see GREEK esthio

Forms and Transliterations
οδοντα οδόντα ὀδόντα οδοντας οδόντας ὀδόντας οδοντες οδόντες ὀδόντες οδοντος οδόντος ὀδόντος οδοντων οδόντων ὀδόντων οδούσι οδούσιν odonta odónta odontas odóntas odontes odóntes odonton odontōn odónton odóntōn odontos odóntos
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Matthew 5:38 N-AMS
GRK: ὀφθαλμοῦ καὶ ὀδόντα ἀντὶ ὀδόντος
NAS: FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.'
KJV: an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
INT: eye and tooth for tooth

Matthew 5:38 N-GMS
GRK: ὀδόντα ἀντὶ ὀδόντος
NAS: FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.'
KJV: a tooth for a tooth:
INT: tooth for tooth

Matthew 8:12 N-GMP
GRK: βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων
NAS: and gnashing of teeth.
KJV: and gnashing of teeth.
INT: gnashing of the teeth

Matthew 13:42 N-GMP
GRK: βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων
NAS: and gnashing of teeth.
KJV: and gnashing of teeth.
INT: gnashing of teeth

Matthew 13:50 N-GMP
GRK: βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων
NAS: will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
KJV: and gnashing of teeth.
INT: gnashing of the teeth

Matthew 22:13 N-GMP
GRK: βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων
NAS: and gnashing of teeth.'
KJV: and gnashing of teeth.
INT: gnashing of the teeth

Matthew 24:51 N-GMP
GRK: βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων
NAS: will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
KJV: and gnashing of teeth.
INT: gnashing of teeth

Matthew 25:30 N-GMP
GRK: βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων
NAS: will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
KJV: and gnashing of teeth.
INT: gnashing of the teeth

Mark 9:18 N-AMP
GRK: τρίζει τοὺς ὀδόντας καὶ ξηραίνεται
NAS: [at the mouth], and grinds his teeth and stiffens
KJV: with his teeth, and
INT: gnashes his teeth and is withering away

Luke 13:28 N-GMP
GRK: βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων ὅταν ὄψησθε
NAS: and gnashing of teeth when
KJV: gnashing of teeth, when
INT: gnashing of the teeth when you see

Acts 7:54 N-AMP
GRK: ἔβρυχον τοὺς ὀδόντας ἐπ' αὐτόν
NAS: and they [began] gnashing their teeth at him.
KJV: on him with [their] teeth.
INT: gnashed the teeth at him

Revelation 9:8 N-NMP
GRK: καὶ οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτῶν ὡς
NAS: of women, and their teeth were like
KJV: and their teeth were as
INT: and the teeth of them as

Strong's Greek 3599
12 Occurrences


ὀδόντα — 1 Occ.
ὀδόντας — 2 Occ.
ὀδόντες — 1 Occ.
ὀδόντων — 7 Occ.
ὀδόντος — 1 Occ.

















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