Bone
ὀστέονStrong’s G3747osteon
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Osteon is the Greek word usually translated “bones” and “bone”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.”
Meaning
Usually translated “bones” and “bone”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of bones 2
- bones 2
- bone 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
- John 1
- Ephesians 1
- Hebrews 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 24:39Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
- John 19:36For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
- Ephesians 5:30For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
- Hebrews 11:22By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.
Greek dictionary
ὀστέον osteon · bone
ὀστέον (Att.. contr. ὀστοῦν, -οῦ, and so Jo, l.with), -ου, τό [in LXX chiefly for עֶצֶם ;] a bone: contr., ὀστοῦν (see supr.), Jhn.19:36 (LXX); uncontr. (as in Hom., Hdt.), ὀστέα, Luk.24:39; ὀστέων, Mat.23:27, Heb.11:22.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “bone” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BONE, noun
- A firm hard substance of a dull white color, composing some part of the frame of an animal body.
- A piece of bone with fragments of meat adhering to it.
All definitions and other forms of “bone”
BONE, verb transitive
To take out bones from the flesh, as in cookery.
- To put whale bone into stays.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.