ΟΣΦΥΕΙ, οσφυει
OSPHYEI, osphyei
Sounds Like: OS-foo-ee
Translations: to the loins, for the loins, in the loins
From the root: ΟΣΦΥΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the loins or the waist area of the body. In ancient Greek, it often carried a metaphorical meaning, representing the seat of strength, procreative power, or readiness for action. It is used to indicate location or direction towards the loins.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3751 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Job — 40:16
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΣΦΥΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ὈΣΦΥΙ — loin, loins, a loin, the loins, (in) the loins
- ΟΣΦΥ — loin, loins, a loin, the loins
- ΟΣΦΥΑΣ — of the loins, of the waist, of the hips
- ΟΣΦΥΕΣ — loins, waist, hips
- ΟΣΦΥΙ — (to) loin, (to) waist, (to) hip
- ΟΣΦΥΝ — loin, waist, hip
- ΟΣΦΥΟΣ — of the loin, of the loins, of the waist, of the hips, of the strength, of the procreative power
- ΟΣΦΥΣ — loins, a loin, waist, hip
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