ὀσφῦς
osphŷs
“the loin (externally), i.e. the hip; internally (by extension) procreative power”
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Definition
Strong’s Definition
the loin (externally), i.e. the hip; internally (by extension) procreative power
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
the loins, Mt. 3:4; Mk. 1:6. On the accent see BDF, 13.
Translated in KJV as
loin
Etymology
of uncertain affinity;
Chain Links
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“And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.”