noun · neuter
ostem
Greekὀστέον (osteon)
Strong’sG3747
a bone
stem ost-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὀστέον (Att. contr. ὀστοῦν, -οῦ, and so Jo 19:36), -ου, τό,
[in LXX chiefly for עֶצֶם;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3747 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidos-teh'-on
a bone
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jamesbone.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | ostem1×Ὀστοῦν | osteim |
| of, belonging to genitive | osteu | osteiu2×ὀστέων |
| to, for dative | oste | ostei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
oste is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
ostem“bones”subject or objectdirect singular1×
John 19:36“bones”gineta gar houteim hina tas grafas plēriteia; Ostem ouk suntribiti autou.Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”
osteiu“bones”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Matthew 23:27“bones”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti paromoiazavō tafoi koniirētoi, hotinois exōthen men fainilō hōraiois esōthen de gemalō osteiu nekroiu kai pantau akatharsiau;Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
Hebrews 11:22“bones”pistia Iōsēf teleutarōtos peri tau exodau toiu huioiu Israēl mnēmoneuata, kai peri teiu osteiu autou entelleta.By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
osteim1×
Luke 24:39“bones”horavar tain cheirain mu kai toin podoin mu hoti mis amō autos; psēlafavar min kai horavar, hoti pneumem sarxan kai osteim ouk echatō kathōs min theōravō echarōton.Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see — for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”