bone

Greek Noun Neuter

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. (AS)

bone

Greek Noun Neuter

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.)

Greek

Noun Neuter

a bone; bone; of uncertain affinity