Strong G3747ὀστέον
bone
- Transliteration
- osteon ostoun
- Pronunciation
- os-teh'-on os-toon'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
Of uncertain affinity; a bone: - bone.
Detailed definition
ὀστέον (Att.. contr. ὀστοῦν, -οῦ, and so Jo, l.with), -ου, τό
[in LXX chiefly for עֶצֶם;]
a bone: contr., ὀστοῦν (see supr.), Jhn.19:36 (LXX); uncontr. (as in Hom., Hdt.), ὀστέα, Luk.24:39; ὀστέων, Mat.23:27, Heb.11:22.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for עֶצֶם;]
a bone: contr., ὀστοῦν (see supr.), Jhn.19:36 (LXX); uncontr. (as in Hom., Hdt.), ὀστέα, Luk.24:39; ὀστέων, Mat.23:27, Heb.11:22.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3747 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- bone5
- of1
First verses
- Matthew 23:27Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.
- Luke 24:39Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
- John 19:36For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
- Ephesians 5:30For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
- Hebrews 11:22By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
ὀστέον, τό,
Attic dialect contraction ὀστοῦν, poetry ὀστεῦν [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 7.480 (1st c.AD: Leonidas Alexandrinus Epigrammaticus))]; Aeolic dialect perhaps ὄστιον [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus “Oxy.” 2081)] (d)fragment 5: plural ὀστέα, Attic dialect contraction ὀστᾶ, late Epic dialect ὀστά [ᾰ] [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Oppianus Apamensis Epicus “Cynegetica” 1.268, epigram in 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 1.63, “epigram Gr.” 517.7 (from Edessa))]; Doric dialect ὀστία [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 2.61)]; but Trag. and Comedy texts use genitive plural ὀστέων, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 367 (codices 2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus), 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 769, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 1226)], and it is so written in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 1177 where metre requires ὀστῶν)]: and the un contraction forms generally occur in later Prose, as in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus (see. below); _nominative_ ὀστέον “PLit.Lond.” 167.17 (2nd-3rd c.AD))]; dative plural ὀστέοις [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Diogenes Oenoandensis Epicureus 39)]; Epic dialect genitive plural ὀστεόφιν (see. below):—bone, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 4.460, +others) and 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus (“VC” 1, +others); 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus)] only in plural, [Refs (“Th.” 540, +others)]; λεύκ᾽ ὀστέα the bleached bones of the dead, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.161, etc.; σάρκας τε καὶ ὀστέα 9.293)]; πολὺς δ᾽ ἀμφ᾽ ὀστεόφιν θίς a huge heap of bones around,[Refs 5th c.BC+ (12.45; ῥινὸν ἀπ᾽ ὀστεόφιν ἐρύσαι 14.134; γυμνοῦσι τὰ ὀστέα τῶν κρεῶν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.61)]; ὀστέων στέγαστρον, of the skin, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 367; ἀρχὴ τῶν ὀστῶν ἡ καλουμένη ῥάχις 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 54b11)]; especially of the cranium, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ τῶν ἐν κεφαλη—ͅ τρωμάτων” 2, +others, compare 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 12.185.)]
II metaphorically, γῆς ὀστέοισιν ἐγχριμφθεὶς πόδα, i.e. rocks, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Choerilus Tragicus 2 (ὀστοῖσιν Nauck).)]
III stone of fruit, ὀστῶν περσεΐνων [Refs 8th c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 176.168 (3rd c.BC),compare 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus “Eup.” 1.66, “Geoponica” 10.13.3, +others, Scholia 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Alexipharmaca” 99. [Accent ὀστέον Hdn.Gr. 2.943, but ὄστεον Anonymus cited in Scholia 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.793)].] (Cf. Sanskrit ´sthi, genitive asthn´s 'bone', etc.)
Attic dialect contraction ὀστοῦν, poetry ὀστεῦν [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 7.480 (1st c.AD: Leonidas Alexandrinus Epigrammaticus))]; Aeolic dialect perhaps ὄστιον [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus “Oxy.” 2081)] (d)fragment 5: plural ὀστέα, Attic dialect contraction ὀστᾶ, late Epic dialect ὀστά [ᾰ] [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Oppianus Apamensis Epicus “Cynegetica” 1.268, epigram in 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 1.63, “epigram Gr.” 517.7 (from Edessa))]; Doric dialect ὀστία [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 2.61)]; but Trag. and Comedy texts use genitive plural ὀστέων, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 367 (codices 2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus), 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 769, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 1226)], and it is so written in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 1177 where metre requires ὀστῶν)]: and the un contraction forms generally occur in later Prose, as in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus (see. below); _nominative_ ὀστέον “PLit.Lond.” 167.17 (2nd-3rd c.AD))]; dative plural ὀστέοις [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Diogenes Oenoandensis Epicureus 39)]; Epic dialect genitive plural ὀστεόφιν (see. below):—bone, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 4.460, +others) and 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus (“VC” 1, +others); 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus)] only in plural, [Refs (“Th.” 540, +others)]; λεύκ᾽ ὀστέα the bleached bones of the dead, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.161, etc.; σάρκας τε καὶ ὀστέα 9.293)]; πολὺς δ᾽ ἀμφ᾽ ὀστεόφιν θίς a huge heap of bones around,[Refs 5th c.BC+ (12.45; ῥινὸν ἀπ᾽ ὀστεόφιν ἐρύσαι 14.134; γυμνοῦσι τὰ ὀστέα τῶν κρεῶν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.61)]; ὀστέων στέγαστρον, of the skin, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 367; ἀρχὴ τῶν ὀστῶν ἡ καλουμένη ῥάχις 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 54b11)]; especially of the cranium, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ τῶν ἐν κεφαλη—ͅ τρωμάτων” 2, +others, compare 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 12.185.)]
II metaphorically, γῆς ὀστέοισιν ἐγχριμφθεὶς πόδα, i.e. rocks, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Choerilus Tragicus 2 (ὀστοῖσιν Nauck).)]
III stone of fruit, ὀστῶν περσεΐνων [Refs 8th c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 176.168 (3rd c.BC),compare 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus “Eup.” 1.66, “Geoponica” 10.13.3, +others, Scholia 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Alexipharmaca” 99. [Accent ὀστέον Hdn.Gr. 2.943, but ὄστεον Anonymus cited in Scholia 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.793)].] (Cf. Sanskrit ´sthi, genitive asthn´s 'bone', etc.)