What does ὀσφῦς (osphŷs) mean in the Bible?
ὀσφῦς (osphŷs) is a Greek word meaning "loins".
Greek · G3751
ὀσφῦς
Loins
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ὀσφῦς G3751
Pronunciation osphŷs
What does ὀσφῦς (osphŷs) mean in the Bible?
ὀσφῦς (osphŷs) is a Greek word meaning "loins".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3751?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (3), waist (3), [his descendants] (1), loin (1).
Where does ὀσφῦς (osphŷs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 3:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (2), 1 Peter (1), Acts (1), Ephesians (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 It . . . 3× Luke 12:35, Hebrews 7:5, 1 Peter 1:13
waist 3× Matthew 3:4, Mark 1:6, Ephesians 6:14
[his descendants] 1× Acts 2:30
loin 1× Hebrews 7:10
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 3:4 ὀσφὺν to waist Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Mark 1:6 ὀσφὺν to waist Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Luke 12:35 ὀσφύες to . . . Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural Acts 2:30 ὀσφύος to [his descendants] Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Ephesians 6:14 ὀσφὺν to waist Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Hebrews 7:5 ὀσφύος to . . . Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Hebrews 7:10 ὀσφύϊ to loin Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 1 Peter 1:13 ὀσφύας to . . . Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 3:4
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 7
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 1 Acts 1 Ephesians 1 Hebrews 2 1 Peter 1
Source forms
ὀσφὺν 3x osphyn Matthew 3:4, Mark 1:6, Ephesians 6:14
ὀσφύος 2x osphyos Acts 2:30, Hebrews 7:5
ὀσφύας 1x osphyas 1 Peter 1:13
ὀσφύες 1x osphyes Luke 12:35
ὀσφύϊ 1x osphui Hebrews 7:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 3x Matthew 3:4, Mark 1:6, Ephesians 6:14
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 2x Acts 2:30, Hebrews 7:5
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural 1x 1 Peter 1:13
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 1x Hebrews 7:10
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural 1x Luke 12:35
Evidence Summary
Greek word. loins
Source Gloss
loins
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 3:4 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ὀσφὺν osfun
the loins
Read verse Mark 1:6 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ὀσφὺν osfun
the loins
Read verse Luke 12:35 Noun Nominative Plural Feminine
ὀσφύες osfuev
the loins
Read verse Acts 2:30 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ὀσφύος osfuov
the loins
Read verse Ephesians 6:14 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ὀσφὺν osfun
the loins
Read verse Hebrews 7:5 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
ὀσφύος osfuov
the loins
Read verse Hebrews 7:10 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
ὀσφύϊ osfui
the loins
Read verse 1 Peter 1:13 Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
ὀσφύας osfuav
the loins
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.
Word Origins
ὀσφῦς is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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