Strong's G3751 · Greek

ὀσφῦς

osphus · os-foos'

of uncertain affinity; the loin (externally), i.e. the hip; internally (by extension) procreative power

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ὀσφύς (G3751)

8 ὀσφύς , -ύος, ἡ , [in LXX chiefly for מָתְנַיִם , also for חָלָץ , etc.;] the loin : Mt 3:4 , Mk 1:6 ; metaph., περιζώννυσθαι ( ἀναζ- ) τ. ὀσφύας , Lk 12:35 , Eph 6:14 , I Pe 1:13 ; regarded, as by the Hebrews, as the seat of generative power, He 7:5 , 10 ; metaph., καρπὸς τ. ὀσφύος , Ac 2:30 .

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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