ὀδούς
odous
tooth
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
SupportedThe Greek word ὀδούς (odous) is defined as "tooth." With 12 occurrences in the Bible, this word is used throughout various contexts. Its range of usage varies from physical descriptions of individuals, such as the appearance of certain animals ('horses' in Job 39:25 is often translated as such with the help of ὀδούς), to medical or metaphorical contexts, such as describing pain, suffering, or decay. In the provided data, the significance of ὀδούς remains relatively general, lacking explicit references to specific themes or concepts; however, it does demonstrate the Greek language's ability to represent everyday objects and physical experiences in its biblical translations.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
12 total occurrences across the text
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’
Matthew 5:38“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’
Matthew 8:12but the children of the Kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Matthew 13:42and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13:50and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.”
Matthew 22:13Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness. That is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.’
Matthew 24:51and will cut him in pieces, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. That is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.
Matthew 25:30Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Mark 9:18and wherever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and wastes away. I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they weren’t able.”
Luke 13:28There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in God’s Kingdom, and yourselves being thrown outside.
Acts 7:54Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth.
Revelation 9:8They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like those of lions.