Móchthos — G3449

Definition

masculine noun

toil, i.e. (by implication) sadness

1. hardship, distress

Usually translated as

travail, painfulness

Origin

from the base of G3425

• mógis (G3425)

Occurrences

Móchthos occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Corinthians (1), 1 Thessalonians (1), 2 Thessalonians (1)

• 2 Corinthians 11:27 — In weariness and painfulness (μόχθῳ), in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:9 — For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail (μόχθον): for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:8 — Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail (μόχθῳ) night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: