Quick Definition
a bone
Strong's Definition
a bone
Derivation: of uncertain affinity;
KJV Usage: bone
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὀστέον, contracted ὀστοῦν, genitive ὀστέου, τό (akin to Latinos,ossis; Curtius, § 213, cf., p. 41), a bone: Joh_19:36; plural ὀστέα, Luk_24:39; genitive ὀστέων (on these uncontracted forms cf. (WHs Appendix, p. 157); Winers Grammar, § 8, 2 d.; (Buttmann, p. 13 (12))), Mat_23:27; Eph_5:30 (R G Tr marginal reading brackets); Heb_11:22. (From Homer down; the Sept. very often for ςΖφΖν.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ὀστέον osteon 4x
contracted form, ὀστοῦν , οῦ , τό , a bone, Mat_23:27 ; Luk_24:39 ; Joh_19:36 ; Heb_11:22
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ὀστέον
( Att. . contr . ὀστοῦν , -οῦ , and so Jo, l.c .), -ου , τό ,
[in LXX chiefly for H6106 ;]
a bone: contr ., ὀστοῦν ( v. supr .), Joh_19:36 ( LXX ); uncontr. (as in Hom ., Hdt .), ὀστέα , Luk_24:39 ; ὀστέων , Mat_23:27 , Heb_11:22 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ὀστέον [page 461]
The open forms of this word in the NT are discussed by Moulton Gr. ii. p. 121, Robertson Gr. pp. 203, 260. For the coniracted acc. plur. ὀστᾶ , as in Luk_24:39 DN, cf. P Lond 1170 verso .486 (A.D. 258 259) (= III. p. 204) (ὄνοι ) β̄ ὑπὸ ὀστᾶ , 2 (asses) laden with bones, ib. 46 .460 (iv/A.D.) (= I. p. 80) ἐπικαλοῦμαί σε τὸν κτίσαντα γῆν καὶ ὀστᾶ καὶ πᾶσαν σάρκα , and the sepulchral inscr. found near Jerusalem, OGIS 599 ὀστᾶ τῶν τοῦ Νεικάνορος Ἀλεξανδρέως , ποιήσαντος τὰς θύρας . The LXX. usage is discussed by Thackeray Gr. i. p. 144.
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
ὀστέον ὀστέον, ου, τό, Lat. os, ossis, a bone, Hom. , Hdt. , attic; λευκὰ ὀστέα "the" bleached "bones of the dead", Od.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
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.†
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