Quick Definition
ὀστέον, ου, τό n.n. a bone
Strong's Definition
of uncertain affinity; a bone
KJV Usage: bone
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, n. | -ου
8.61 · Body, Body Parts, and Body Products · Parts of the Body
bone In some languages a distinction is made between bones as a part of a living body and bones from which the meat has been removed, for example, the bones of a skeleton. Note, for example, the reference to τὰ ὀστέα as the bones of Joseph in HEB 11:22.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὀστέον, contr. ὀστοῦν, gen. -ov, τό, [akin to Lat. os, ossis; Curtius § 213, cf. p. 41], a bone: Jn. xix. 36; plur. ὀστέα, Lk. xxiv. 39; gen. ὀστέων, (on these uncontr. forms cf. [WH. App. p. 157]; W.§ 8, 2d.; [B. p. 13 (12)]), Mt. xxiii. 27; Eph. v. 30 [RG Tr mrg. br.]; Heb. xi. 22. (From Hom. down; Sept. very often for oxy.) ἢ
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ὀστέον osteon 4x
contracted form, ὀστοῦν, οῦ, τό, a bone, Mt. 23:27; Lk. 24:39; Jn. 19:36; Heb. 11:22*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ὀστέον (Att. contr. ὀστοῦν, -οῦ, and so Jo 19:36), -ου, τό,
[in LXX chiefly for עֶצֶם;]
a bone: contr., ὀστοῦν (v. supr.), Jo 19:36(LXX); uncontr. (as in Hom., Hdt.), ὀστέα, Lk 24:39; ὀστέων, Mt 23:27, He 11:22.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ὀστέον. The open forms of this word in the NT are discussed by Moulton Gr. ii. p. 121, Robertson Gy. pp. 203, 260. For the contracted acc. plur. ὀστᾶ, as in Lk 2439 DN, cf. P Lond 1170 verso 485 (a.p. 258-259) (=III. p. 204) (ὄνοι) B ὑπὸ ὀστᾶ, ““2 (asses) laden with bones,” 26. 464° (iv/A.D.) (=I. p. So) ἐπικαλοῦμαί σε τὸν κτίσαντα γῆν καὶ ὀστᾶ καὶ πᾶσαν σάρκα, and the sepulchral inscr. found near Jerusalem, OG/S 599 ὀστᾶ τῶν τοῦ Netkavopos ᾿ΑλεξανSpéws, ποιήσαντος τὰς θύρας. The LXX usage is discussed by Thackeray G7. i. p. 144.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ὀστέον (osteon) — bone. ὀστέον, τό, Attic dialect contraction ὀστοῦν, poetry ὀστεῦν [Refs 1st c.AD+]; Aeolic dialect perhaps ὄστιον [Refs 7th c.BC+] (d)fragment 5: plural ὀστέα, Attic dialect contraction ὀστᾶ, late Epic dialect ὀστά [ᾰ] [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; Doric dialect ὀστία [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; but Trag. and Comedy texts use genitive plural ὀστέων, [Refs 5th c.BC+], and it is so written in [Refs 5th c.BC+]: and the un contraction forms generally occur in later Prose, as in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; dative plural ὀστέοις [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; Epic dialect genitive plural ὀστεόφιν (see. below):—bone, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+] only in plural, [Refs]; λεύκ᾽ ὀστέα the bleached bones of the dead, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πολὺς δ᾽ ἀμφ᾽ ὀστεόφιν θίς a huge heap of bones around,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀστέων στέγαστρον, of the skin, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; especially of the cranium, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II. metaphorically, γῆς ὀστέοισιν ἐγχριμφθεὶς πόδα, i.e. rocks, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III. stone of fruit, ὀστῶν περσεΐνων [Refs 8th c.BC+].] (Cf. Sanskrit ´sthi, genitive asthn´s 'bone', etc.)