Osphus ὀσφῦς
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| ὀσφῦς | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | osphus |
| Strong's number | G3751 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | loins |
| Occurrences | 8 in 8 verses |
| Most frequent in | Hebrews (2) |
Osphus (Greek ὀσφῦς, Strong's G3751) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “loins”. It occurs 8 times in 8 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ὀσφύς, -ύος, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for מֹתֶן;, also for חָלַץ, etc. ;]
the loin: Mat.3:4, Mrk.1:6; metaphorically, περιζώννυσθαι (ἀναζ-) τ. ὀσφύας, Luk.12:35, Eph.6:14, 1Pe.1:13; regarded, as by the Hebrews, as the seat of generative power, Heb.7:5, 10; metaphorically, καρπὸς τ. ὀσφύος, Act.2:30
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for מֹתֶן;, also for חָלַץ, etc. ;]
the loin: Mat.3:4, Mrk.1:6; metaphorically, περιζώννυσθαι (ἀναζ-) τ. ὀσφύας, Luk.12:35, Eph.6:14, 1Pe.1:13; regarded, as by the Hebrews, as the seat of generative power, Heb.7:5, 10; metaphorically, καρπὸς τ. ὀσφύος, Act.2:30
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | loins (8) |
|---|---|
| BSB | waist (3), loin (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Osphus, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 3:4And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Mark
- Mark 1:6And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Luke
- Luke 12:35Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.
Acts
- Acts 2:30Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
Ephesians
- Ephesians 6:14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,
Hebrews
- Hebrews 7:5And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.
- Hebrews 7:10For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.For when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in the loin of his ancestor.
1 Peter
- 1 Peter 1:13Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).