ἘΔΥΣΤΟΚΗΣΕΝ, ἐδυστοκησεν
EDYSTOKĒSEN, edystokēsen
Sounds Like: eh-dyss-TOH-kay-sen
Translations: she had difficulty in childbirth, she had a difficult delivery, she suffered in childbirth
From the root: ΔΥΣΤΟΚΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb describes the act of having a difficult or painful childbirth. It is a compound word formed from the prefix "δυσ-" (dys-), meaning "badly" or "with difficulty," and "τοκέω" (tokeō), meaning "to give birth." It is used to indicate that the process of giving birth was arduous or problematic for the mother.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, Third Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G1420 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 35:16
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΥΣΤΟΚΕΩ.
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- ΔΥΣΤΟΚΕΩ — to have difficult childbirth, to be in hard labor, to suffer in childbirth
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