Mark 13:8

8Will rise upἐγερθήσεταιforγὰρnationἔθνοςagainstἐπ’nationἔθνοςandκαὶkingdomβασιλείαagainstἐπὶkingdomβασιλείαν,There will beἔσονταιearthquakesσεισμοὶthroughoutκατὰplacesτόπους,there will beἔσονταιfaminesλιμοί·[The] beginningἀρχὴof birth pains [are]ὠδίνωνtheseταῦτα.

For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These [are] the beginning of birth pains.

Vocab difficulty

87.5

Rare words

  • ὠδίνων

    ὠδίν

    the pain of childbirth, acute pain, severe agony, a snare.