Lexical Definition
ὀστέον ostéon (os-teh'-on) bone G:N-N
of uncertain affinity
bone.
- a bone
Abbott-Smith
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.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 23:27 |
| Luke | 24:39 |
| John | 19:36 |
| Hebrews | 11:22 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
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 [ὀστέον “PLit.Lond.” 167.17 (2nd-3rd c.AD)">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 [ὀστέον Hdn.Gr. 2.943, but ὄστεον Anonymus cited in Scholia 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.793 ">Refs 8th c.BC+].] (Cf. Sanskrit ´sthi, genitive asthn´s 'bone', etc.)