4192. ponos
Berean Strong's Lexicon
ponos: Pain, toil, labor, distress

Original Word: πόνος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: ponos
Pronunciation: PO-nos
Phonetic Spelling: (pon'-os)
Definition: Pain, toil, labor, distress
Meaning: (a) labor, toil, (b) pain, anguish, distress, suffering.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb πονέω (poneō), meaning "to toil" or "to labor."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Hebrew 4341: מַכְאוֹב (mak'ob) – pain, sorrow

- Strong's Hebrew 3015: יָגֹון (yagon) – grief, sorrow

Usage: In the New Testament, "ponos" is used to describe physical or emotional pain, laborious toil, or distress. It often conveys the idea of suffering or hardship that one endures, whether due to physical exertion or emotional turmoil.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, "ponos" was a common term used to describe the hardships of life, including the physical labor required for survival and the emotional struggles faced by individuals. The concept of toil and suffering was well understood in a society where manual labor was a daily reality for many. In the biblical context, "ponos" reflects the fallen state of the world, where pain and suffering are part of the human experience due to sin.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from penomai (to toil)
Definition
labor
NASB Translation
concern (1), pain (2), pains (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4192: πόνος

πόνος, πόνου, (πένομαι (see πένης)), from Homer down, the Sept. for עָמָל, יְגִיעַ , etc., labor, toil;

1. equivalent to great trouble, intense desire: ὑπέρ τίνος (genitive of person), Colossians 4:13 (where Rec. has ζῆλον (cf. Lightfoot at the passage)).

2. pain: Revelation 16:10; Revelation 21:4. (Synonym: see κόπος, at the end.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
pain.

From the base of penes; toil, i.e. (by implication) anguish -- pain.

see GREEK penes

Forms and Transliterations
πολὺν πόνοι πόνοις πονον πόνον πονος πόνος πονου πόνου πόνους πόνω πονων πόνων polun ponon ponōn pónon pónōn ponos pónos ponou pónou
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Englishman's Concordance
Colossians 4:13 N-AMS
GRK: ἔχει πολὺν πόνον ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν
NAS: a deep concern for you and for those
INT: he has much concern for you

Revelation 16:10 N-GMS
GRK: ἐκ τοῦ πόνου
NAS: their tongues because of pain,
KJV: tongues for pain,
INT: for the distress

Revelation 16:11 N-GMP
GRK: ἐκ τῶν πόνων αὐτῶν καὶ
NAS: because of their pains and their sores;
KJV: because of their pains and their
INT: for the distresses of them and

Revelation 21:4 N-NMS
GRK: κραυγὴ οὔτε πόνος οὐκ ἔσται
NAS: or pain; the first things
KJV: any more pain: for
INT: crying nor distress not will be

Strong's Greek 4192
4 Occurrences


πόνων — 1 Occ.
πόνον — 1 Occ.
πόνος — 1 Occ.
πόνου — 1 Occ.

















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