ὀσφῦς
osphys
Appears 24 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ὀσφῦς, ἡ, gen. ὀσφύος: acc. ὀσφῦν, also ὀσφύα AP 12.213 (): —A. loin or loins, lower part of the back, 80, Aër. 20, Aph. 3.23, HA 493a22, al.; opp. κῶλα, ὦμοι, Pr. 497, 2.40; loin of a victim, SIG 57.9 (Milet., v B. C.), 1037.2 (iv/iii B. C.), 23.4, Pax 1053, Lys. 964, 319.12; of wasps, ἔχουσι κέντρον ἐκ τῆς ὀ. V. 225, cf. 740 (anap.); of a horse, Eq. 1.12; of a fish, 132.6(anap.). 2. Hellenist., metaph., ὁ καρπὸς τῆς ὀ., of a son, Act.Ap. 2.30, cf. Ge. 35.11, al. 3. περιζώννυσθαι or ἀναζώννυσθαι τὴν ὀσφύν gird up oneʼs loins, ib.Je. 1.17; βυσσίνῳ ib.Da. 10.5, cf. Ev.Luc. 12.35. [ῡ in nom. and acc. sg., which are accented ὀσφῦς, ὀσφῦν by Hdn.Gr.2.937; ὀσφύς, -ύν freq. in codd., and this may be admitted for late writers: cf. ὀφρῦς.]
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