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.
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