ὀστέον
osteon · bone
Greek word · Strong’s number G3747 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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osteon (ὀστέον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “bone”.
How to say it
os·te·on
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
- The hard part that supports the body from within.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- bones ×3
- bone ×1
Where it appears
- Matthew 23:27
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you are like whitewashed tombs, which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside are full of the bones of the dead and of all uncleanness.
- Luke 24:39
See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; touch me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.”
- John 19:36
For these things happened so that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “Not a bone of his will be broken.”
- Hebrews 11:22
By faith Joseph, when he was nearing his end, spoke about the exodus of the sons of Israel and gave instructions about his bones.