1) the hip (loin)
1a) to gird, gird about, the loins
2) a loin, the (two) loins
2a) the place where the Hebrews thought the generative power (semen) resided
Part of Speech: noun feminine
Citing in TDNT: 5:496, 736
G3751
Of uncertain affinity; the loin (externally), that is, the hip; internally (by extension) procreative power: - loin.
| Gloss | Section |
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| a waist | 8.42 |
| b genitals | 8.43 |
| (καρπὸς τῆς ὀσφύος) offspring | 10.34 |
| (ἐξέρχομαι ἐκ τῆς ὀσφύος) be born of | 23.60 |
| (ἀναζώννυμαι τὰς ὀσφύας τῆς διανοίας) be ready to learn | 27.55 |
| (περιζώννυμαι τὴν ὀσφύν) get ready | 77.5 |
These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.
University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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