What does ὀστέον (ostéon) mean in the Bible?
ὀστέον (ostéon): Physical skeletal structure; used metaphorically for foundational substance or essential nature of something.
Greek · G3747
ὀστέον
A bone
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ὀστέονG3747
Pronunciationostéon
What does ὀστέον (ostéon) mean in the Bible?
ὀστέον (ostéon): Physical skeletal structure; used metaphorically for foundational substance or essential nature of something.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3747?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bones (4).
Where does ὀστέον (ostéon) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 23:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (1), John (1), Luke (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itbones4×Matthew 23:27, Luke 24:39, John 19:36, Hebrews 11:22
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMatthew 23:27
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
Matthew1Luke1John1Hebrews1
Source forms
ὀστέων2xosteōnMatthew 23:27, Hebrews 11:22
ὀστέα1xosteaLuke 24:39
Ὀστοῦν1xOstounJohn 19:36
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural2xMatthew 23:27, Hebrews 11:22
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural1xLuke 24:39
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular1xJohn 19:36
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Physical skeletal structure; used metaphorically for foundational substance or essential nature of something.
Strong'sG3747
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms3 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkMatthew 23:27Source Gloss
a bone
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 23:27Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
ὀστέωνostewn
a bone
Read verseLuke 24:39Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
ὀστέαostea
a bone
Read verseJohn 19:36Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
Ὀστοῦνostoun
a bone
Read verseEphesians 5:30Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
ὀστέωνostewn
a bone
Read verseHebrews 11:22Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
ὀστέωνostewn
a bone
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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 patterns3Aligned forms4Case patternGenitive (2)Number patternPlural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · NeuterJohn 19:361×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterMatt 23:27 · Heb 11:222×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterLuke 24:391×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
Physical skeletal remains within tombs, literal anatomical structure
Corporeal substance of resurrected body, tangible physical composition
Unbroken bones of crucified Christ, fulfillment of scriptural prophecy
Mortal remains of patriarchs, symbol of faith in resurrection promises
Word Origins
ὀστέον is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
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