ΟΣΦΥΙ, οσφυι
OSPHUI, osphui
Sounds Like: OS-foo-ee
Translations: (to) loin, (to) waist, (to) hip
From the root: ΟΣΦΥΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the loins, waist, or hips, often used in a literal sense for the lower back area of the body. It can also be used metaphorically to refer to one's descendants or offspring, as in 'from the loins of'.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3751 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Hebrews — 7:10
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
- ΟΣΦΥΕΙ — to the loins, for the loins, in the loins
- ΟΣΦΥΕΣ — loins, waist, hips
- 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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