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.