ὀσφῦς, ἡ,
genitive ὀσφύος: accusative ὀσφῦν, also ὀσφύα [[ “Anthologia Graeca” 12.213 (2nd c.AD: Strato Epigrammaticus)] Refs 2nd c.AD+]: —lion or loins, lower part of the back, [[ 5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 80, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Aët.” 20, “Aph.” 3.23, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 493a22, +others] Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to κῶλα, ὦμοι, [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 497, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.40 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; loin of a victim, [[ “SIG” 57.9 (Milet., 5th c.BC), 1037.2 (4th-3rd c.BC), 5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 23.4, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 1053, “Lys.” 964, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 319.12 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of wasps, ἔχουσι κέντρον ἐκ τῆς ὀ. [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 225, compare 740 (_anapaest meter_) ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a horse, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitandi ratione” 1.12 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a fish, [[ 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 132.6 (_anapaest meter_). ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 Hellenist., metaphorically, ὁ καρπὸς τῆς ὀ., of a son, [[ NT.Act.2.30, cf. LXX.Gen.35.11, +others ] LXX+NT]
__3 περιζώννυσθαι or ἀναζώννυσθαι τὴν ὀσφύν gird up one's loins,[[LXX.Jer.1.17 ] LXX]; βυσσίνῳ[[LXX.Dan.10.5, cf. NT.Luke.12.35. [ῡ in _nominative_ and _accusative_ _sing._, which are accented ὀσφῦς, ὀσφῦν by Hdn.Gr. 2.937 ] LXX+NT]; ὀσφύς, -ύν frequently in codices, and this may be admitted for late writers: compare ὀφρῦς.]