Lexicon
ὀδυρμός
odurmos
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G:N-M Greek

mourning

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odurmos denotes grief expressed or reported in situations of loss and earnest concern.

The attested use denotes grief articulated in lament or reported concern: it stands with weeping over children in Matthew 2:18 and among the community's reported responses in 2 Corinthians 7:7.

Senses in use

  1. Grief expressed in lament or concern · dominant

    In Matthew 2:18, the nominative singular ὀδυρμὸς occurs in the clause about a voice, weeping, and grief for children who “are no more”; the APB renders the verse with “weeping and great mourning.” In 2 Corinthians 7:7, the accusative singular ὀδυρμόν is listed with longing and zeal in what was reported, and the APB renders that response as “your mourning.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “mourning” in both Matthew 2:18 and 2 Corinthians 7:7. Because it is a whole-verse translation, this repetition confirms the verses' portrayal of grief without isolating every lexical correspondence.

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