ὀσφῦς,ἡ, gen.ὀσφύος: acc.ὀσφῦν, also
A.
ὀσφύα
AP 12.213
( Strat. ): —lionorloins, lower part of the back, Epich. 80 , Hp.
Aët.
20 , Aph. 3.23 , Arist. HA 493a22 , al.; opp.κῶλα, ὦμοι, A. Pr. 497 , Hdt. 2.40 ;loinof a victim, SIG 57.9 (Milet.,v B. C.), 1037.2
(iv/iii B. C.), Pherecr. 23.4 , Ar. Pax 1053 , Lys. 964 , Men. 319.12 ; of wasps,ἔχουσι κέντρον ἐκ τῆς ὀ. Ar. V. 225 , cf. 740 (anap.); of a horse, X. Eq. 1.12 ; of a fish, Antiph. 132.6 (anap.).
2. Hellenist., metaph.,ὁ καρπὸς τῆς ὀ., of a son, Act.Ap. 2.30 , cf. LXX Ge. 35.11 , al.
3. περιζώννυσθαιorἀναζώννυσθαι τὴν ὀσφύνgird up one'sloins, ib. Je. 1.17 ;βυσσίνῳib. Da. 10.5 , cf. Ev.Luc. 12.35 . [ῡin nom. and acc. sg., which are accentedὀσφῦς, ὀσφῦνby Hdn.Gr. 2.937 ;ὀσφύς, -ύνfreq. in codd., and this may be admitted for late writers: cf.ὀφρῦς.]