The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ὀσφύς

Lemmaὀσφύς
Citation formὀσφύς, ύος, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossthe loins
Strong’sG3751
Transliterationosphŷs
Definitionthe loin (externally), i.e. the hip; internally (by extension) procreative power
KJV glosses:--loin.
Derivationof uncertain affinity
SBLGNT occurrences8

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ὀσφύας
noun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — 1 Peter 1:13
ὀσφύες
noun, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — Luke 12:35
ὀσφύϊ
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Hebrews 7:10
ὀσφὺν
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Matthew 3:4
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Mark 1:6
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Ephesians 6:14
ὀσφύος
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Acts 2:30
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Hebrews 7:5

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: οσφυς.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for ὀσφύς with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.