ΟΣΦΥΣ, οσφυς
OSPHYS, osphys
Sounds Like: OS-foos
Translations: loins, a loin, waist, hip
From the root: ΟΣΦΥΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the loins, the lower part of the back, the waist, or the hip area. In ancient contexts, it often carried symbolic meaning related to strength, procreation (as the seat of generative power), or readiness for action (as in 'girding up the loins'). It can be used literally to describe a body part or metaphorically to convey a state of preparedness or the source of one's descendants.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3751 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
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
- 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
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