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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3751. ὀσφῦς (osphus) -- Loins, waist</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3751.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/2-24.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3751.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3751</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3750.htm" title="3750">◄</a> 3751. osphus <a href="../greek/3752.htm" title="3752">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">osphus: Loins, waist</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ὀσφύς</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>osphus<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>os-foos'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(os-foos')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Loins, waist<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>the loins.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Of uncertain affinity<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H2504 (חֲלָצַיִם, chalatsayim):</b> Loins<p> - <b>H4975 (מָתְנַיִם, mothnayim):</b> Loins, waist<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek word "osphus" refers to the loins or the waist area of the human body. In biblical usage, it often symbolizes strength, procreation, and readiness for action. The loins are considered the seat of physical strength and vitality, and in a metaphorical sense, they represent preparedness and truth.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern culture, the loins were seen as the center of strength and generative power. Girding one's loins was a common expression that meant to prepare oneself for action or battle. This imagery is prevalent in both the Old and New Testaments, where physical readiness often parallels spiritual readiness.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3751</b> <i>osphýs</i> – properly, the hip (reproductive area); used figuratively in 1 Pet 1:13 of the "reproductive" (creative) capacity of the <i>renewed mind</i> (cf. Ro 12:1-3).</p><p class="discovery">[<a href="/greek/3751.htm">3751</a> (<i>osphýs</i>) is "the seat of generative power (Heb 7:5,10, <i>Abbott-Smith</i>). "To smite the loins" referred to a fatal blow – "forever ending" anything that would (could) come from the slain.]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>the loin<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>descendants* (1), descended* (1), loins (2), waist (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3751: ὀσφύς</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὀσφύς</span></span> (or <span class="greek2">ὀσφύς</span>, so <span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> in <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/6-14.htm">Ephesians 6:14</a>; <span class="manuref">G</span> in <a href="/interlinear/matthew/3-4.htm">Matthew 3:4</a>; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Chandler</span> §§ 658, 659; <span class="manuref">Tdf.</span> Proleg., p. 101), <span class="greek2">ὀσφύος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, from <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> and <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">the hip</span> (loin), as that part of the body where the <span class="greek2">ζώνη</span> was worn (the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">מָתְנַיִם</span>): <a href="/interlinear/matthew/3-4.htm">Matthew 3:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/1-6.htm">Mark 1:6</a>; hence, <span class="greek2">περιζωννυσθαι</span> <span class="greek2">τάς</span> <span class="greek2">ὀσφύας</span>, to gird, gird about, the loins, <a href="/interlinear/luke/12-35.htm">Luke 12:35</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/6-14.htm">Ephesians 6:14</a>; and <span class="greek2">ἀναζωννυσθαι</span> <span class="greek2">τάς</span> <span class="greek2">ὀσφύας</span> (to gird up the loins), <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1-13.htm">1 Peter 1:13</a>; on the meaning of these metaphorical, phrases see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἀναζώννυμι</span></span>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">a loin,</span> the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> several times for <span class="hebrew">חֲלָצַיִם</span>, <span class="accented">the (two) loins,</span> where the Hebrews thought the generative power (semen) resided (?); hence, <span class="greek2">καρπός</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">ὀσφύος</span>, fruit of the loins, offspring, <a href="/interlinear/acts/2-30.htm">Acts 2:30</a> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">καρπός</span></span>, 1 at the end); <span class="greek2">ἐξέρχεσθαι</span> <span class="greek2">ἐκ</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">ὀσφύος</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span>, to come forth out of one's loins i. e. derive one's origin or descent from one, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7-5.htm">Hebrews 7:5</a> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἐξέρχομαι</span></span>, 2 b.); <span class="greek2">ἔτι</span> <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">τῇ</span> <span class="greek2">ὀσφύϊ</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span>, to be yet in the loins of someone (an ancestor), <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7-10.htm">Hebrews 7:10</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>loin. <p>Of uncertain affinity; the loin (externally), i.e. The hip; internally (by extension) procreative power -- loin. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>οσφυας οσφυάς οσφύας ὀσφύας οσφυες οσφύες ὀσφύες οσφυι οσφυϊ οσφύϊ ὀσφύϊ οσφυν οσφύν ὀσφὺν οσφυος οσφύος ὀσφύος οσφύς οσφύων osphuas osphues osphui osphun osphuos osphyas osphýas osphyes osphýes osphýï osphyn osphỳn osphyos osphýos<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 3:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">περὶ τὴν <b>ὀσφὺν</b> αὐτοῦ ἡ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> around <span class="itali">his waist;</span> and his food<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> about his <span class="itali">loins;</span> and his<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> about the <span class="itali">waist</span> of him<p><b><a href="/text/mark/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 1:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">περὶ τὴν <b>ὀσφὺν</b> αὐτοῦ καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> around <span class="itali">his waist,</span> and his diet<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> about his <span class="itali">loins;</span> and he did eat<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/1-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> about the <span class="itali">waist</span> of him and<p><b><a href="/text/luke/12-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 12:35</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑμῶν αἱ <b>ὀσφύες</b> περιεζωσμέναι καὶ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Let your <span class="itali">loins</span> be girded about,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your <span class="itali">waist</span> girded about and<p><b><a href="/text/acts/2-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 2:30</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καρποῦ τῆς <b>ὀσφύος</b> αὐτοῦ καθίσαι</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of his <span class="itali">loins,</span> according to<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/2-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fruit of the <span class="itali">loins</span> of him to sit<p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/6-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 6:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">περιζωσάμενοι τὴν <b>ὀσφὺν</b> ὑμῶν ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> HAVING GIRDED <span class="itali">YOUR LOINS</span> WITH TRUTH,<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> having your <span class="itali">loins</span> girt about with<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/6-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having fastened about the <span class="itali">loins</span> of you with<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/7-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 7:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκ τῆς <b>ὀσφύος</b> Ἀβραάμ </span><br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> they come out of <span class="itali">the loins</span> of Abraham:<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> out of the <span class="itali">loin</span> of Abraham<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/7-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 7:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν τῇ <b>ὀσφύϊ</b> τοῦ πατρὸς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for he was still <span class="itali">in the loins</span> of his father<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> yet in <span class="itali">the loins</span> of his father, when<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/7-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in the <span class="itali">loin</span> of the father<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/1-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 1:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀναζωσάμενοι τὰς <b>ὀσφύας</b> τῆς διανοίας</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> gird up <span class="itali">the loins</span> of your<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/1-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having girded up the <span class="itali">waist</span> of the mind<p><b><a href="/greek/3751.htm">Strong's Greek 3751</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3751.htm">8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/osphuas_3751.htm">ὀσφύας — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/osphues_3751.htm">ὀσφύες — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/osphui_3751.htm">ὀσφύϊ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/osphun_3751.htm">ὀσφὺν — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/osphuos_3751.htm">ὀσφύος — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3750.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3750"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3750" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3752.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3752"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3752" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>