What does ὀστέον · οὐ · συντρίβω · αὐτός mean in the Bible?
ὀστέον · οὐ · συντρίβω · αὐτός is a Greek phrase meaning "No bone of him will be broken".
Greek · G3747, G3756, G4937, G846
Ὀστοῦν οὐ συντριβήσεται αὐτοῦ
A bone · the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not · to break · it/s/he
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ὀστέον G3747 a bone
Pronunciation ostéon
Physical skeletal structure; used metaphorically for foundational substance or essential nature of something.
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οὐ G3756 the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not
Pronunciation ou
Absolute negation of fact, typically with indicative mood; contrasts with μή which negates possibility or commands
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συντρίβω G4937 to break
Pronunciation syntríbō
Breaking into pieces or crushing, emphasizing violent fragmentation rather than simple breakage
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αὐτός G846 it/s/he
Pronunciation autós
In oblique cases, functions as simple third-person pronoun; in nominative, emphasizes identity or distinction.
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What does Ὀστοῦν οὐ συντριβήσεται αὐτοῦ (Ostoun ou syntribēsetai autou) mean in the Bible?
ὀστέον · οὐ · συντρίβω · αὐτός is a Greek phrase meaning "No bone of him will be broken".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3747, G3756, G4937, G846?
G3747, G3756, G4937, G846 is connected to 4 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. No bone of him will be broken
Source Gloss
No bone of him will be broken
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Genitive (2) Number pattern Plural (3)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter John 19:36 1×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 23:27 · Heb 11:22 2×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Luke 24:39 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future 2 present 2 perfect 2 aorist 1
Voice
passive 4 active 3
Mood
indicative 3 participle 3 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 12:20 συντετριμμένον perfect passive participle participle Mark 5:4 συντετρῖφθαι perfect passive infinitive infinitive Mark 14:3 συντρίψασα aorist active participle participle Luke 9:39 συντρῖβον present active participle participle John 19:36 συντριβήσεται future passive indicative prospective Romans 16:20 συντρίψει future active indicative prospective Revelation 2:27 συντρίβεται present passive indicative ongoing
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
Ὀστοῦν οὐ συντριβήσεται αὐτοῦ is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain