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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3449. μόχθος (mochthos) -- Toil, labor, hardship, trouble</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3449.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/1-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3449.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3449</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3448.htm" title="3448">◄</a> 3449. mochthos <a href="../greek/3450.htm" title="3450">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">mochthos: Toil, labor, hardship, trouble</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">μόχθος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>mochthos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>MOKH-thos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mokh'-thos)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Toil, labor, hardship, trouble<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>wearisome labor, toil, hardship.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from a primary verb (obsolete) meaning "to toil."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of toil or labor is עָמָל (amal), Strong's Hebrew 5999, which also conveys the idea of trouble or hardship.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek word "μόχθος" (mochthos) refers to the concept of laborious toil or hardship. It conveys the idea of strenuous effort, often accompanied by suffering or difficulty. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the physical and emotional exertion associated with work or the challenges faced by individuals, particularly in the context of ministry and the Christian life.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, labor and toil were common aspects of daily life, especially for the lower classes and slaves. The concept of "μόχθος" would have resonated with early Christians, many of whom were familiar with the struggles of manual labor and the hardships of life under Roman rule. The term also reflects the broader biblical theme of the fallen world, where work is often accompanied by toil and difficulty as a result of the curse in Genesis 3:17-19.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3449</b> <i>móxthos</i> (from <i>mogos</i>, "laborious toil") – wearisome, difficult effort (psychologically or physically); hard work, "implying <i>unusual exertion</i> of energy and effort" (<i>L & N</i>, 1, 42.48).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>akin to <a href="/greek/3425.htm">mogis</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>toil, hardship<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>hardship (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3449: μόχθος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μόχθος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">μόχθου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>, <span class="accented">hard and difficult labor, toil, travail; hardship, distress</span>: <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11-27.htm">2 Corinthians 11:27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2-9.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_thessalonians/3-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:8</a>; see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">κόπος</span></span>, 3 b. (<span class="abbreviation">Hesiod</span> scut. 306; <span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span>, Tragg., <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, others; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> chiefly for <span class="hebrew">עָמָל</span>.) (Synonym: see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">κόπος</span></span>, at the end.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>painfulness, travail. <p>From the base of <a href="/greek/3425.htm">mogis</a>; toil, i.e. (by implication) sadness -- painfulness, travail. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3425.htm">mogis</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εμόχθησα εμόχθησας εμόχθησεν μοχθεί μοχθείς μοχθήση μόχθοι μόχθοις μοχθον μόχθον μόχθος μόχθου μόχθους μοχθω μοχθώ μόχθω μόχθῳ μοχλοί μοχλός μοχλούς μοχλώ μοχλών mochtho mochthō móchthoi móchthōi mochthon móchthon<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/11-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 11:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κόπῳ καὶ <b>μόχθῳ</b> ἐν ἀγρυπνίαις</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [I have been] in labor <span class="itali">and hardship,</span> through<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">painfulness,</span> in<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> labor and <span class="itali">toil</span> in watchings<p><b><a href="/text/1_thessalonians/2-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Thessalonians 2:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τὸν <b>μόχθον</b> νυκτὸς καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> our labor <span class="itali">and hardship,</span> [how] working<br><a href="/kjvs/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> labour and <span class="itali">travail:</span> for labouring<br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">toil</span> for night and<p><b><a href="/text/2_thessalonians/3-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Thessalonians 3:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_thessalonians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κόπῳ καὶ <b>μόχθῳ</b> νυκτὸς καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_thessalonians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for it, but with labor <span class="itali">and hardship</span> we [kept] working<br><a href="/kjvs/2_thessalonians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> labour and <span class="itali">travail</span> night and<br><a href="/interlinear/2_thessalonians/3-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> labor and <span class="itali">toil</span> night and<p><b><a href="/greek/3449.htm">Strong's Greek 3449</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3449.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/mochtho__3449.htm">μόχθῳ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/mochthon_3449.htm">μόχθον — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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