osphys · waist

What it means

osphys (ὀσφῦς) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “waist”.

Loins. To "gird the loins" is to get ready to work or travel.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The middle of the body; said to be where offspring come from.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• loins ×4
• waist ×3
• waists ×1

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×1
• Luke×1
• Acts×1
• Ephesians×1
• Hebrews×2
• 1 Peter×1

• Matthew 3:4

  Now John himself had his clothing made of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

• Mark 1:6

  And John was clothed in camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

• Luke 12:35

  Let your waists be girded and your lamps burning,

• Acts 2:30

  So, being a prophet and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one from the fruit of his loins on his throne,

• Ephesians 6:14

  Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

• Hebrews 7:5

  And those from among the sons of Levi who receive the priesthood have a commandment to collect a tenth from the people according to the law, that is, from their brothers, although these have come from the loins of Abraham.

• Hebrews 7:10

  for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.

• 1 Peter 1:13

  Therefore, girding up the loins of your mind, being sober, set your hope completely on the grace being brought to you at the revelation of Jesus the Messiah.