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Lexicon :: Strong's G3751 - osphys

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ὀσφῦς
Transliteration
osphys (Key)
Pronunciation
os-foos'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:496,736

Strong’s Definitions

ὀσφῦς osphŷs, os-foos'; of uncertain affinity; the loin (externally), i.e. the hip; internally (by extension) procreative power:—loin.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G3751 in the following manner: loins (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G3751 in the following manner: loins (8x).

  1. the hip (loin)

    1. to gird, gird about, the loins

  2. a loin, the (two) loins

    1. the place where the Hebrews thought the generative power (semen) resided

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὀσφῦς osphŷs, os-foos'; of uncertain affinity; the loin (externally), i.e. the hip; internally (by extension) procreative power:—loin.
STRONGS G3751:
ὀσφύς (or ὀσφύς, so R Tr in Ephesians 6:14; G in Matthew 3:4; cf. Chandler §§ 658, 659; Tdf. Proleg., p. 101), ὀσφύος, ἡ, from Aeschylus and Herodotus down;
1. the hip (loin), as that part of the body where the ζώνη was worn (the Sept. for מָתְנַיִם): Matthew 3:4; Mark 1:6; hence, περιζωννυσθαι τάς ὀσφύας, to gird, gird about, the loins, Luke 12:35; Ephesians 6:14; and ἀναζωννυσθαι τάς ὀσφύας (to gird up the loins), 1 Peter 1:13; on the meaning of these metaphorical, phrases see ἀναζώννυμι.
2. a loin, the Sept. several times for חֲלָצַיִם, the (two) loins, where the Hebrews thought the generative power (semen) resided (?); hence, καρπός τῆς ὀσφύος, fruit of the loins, offspring, Acts 2:30 (see καρπός, 1 at the end); ἐξέρχεσθαι ἐκ τῆς ὀσφύος τίνος, to come forth out of one's loins i. e. derive one's origin or descent from one, Hebrews 7:5 (see ἐξέρχομαι, 2 b.); ἔτι ἐν τῇ ὀσφύϊ τίνος, to be yet in the loins of someone (an ancestor), Hebrews 7:10.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
3:4; 3:4
Mark
1:6
Luke
12:35
Acts
2:30
Ephesians
6:14; 6:14
Hebrews
7:5; 7:10
1 Peter
1:13

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Strong's Number G3751 matches the Greek ὀσφῦς (osphys),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the TR Greek.

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