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ὀστέον

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ὀστέον, ου, τό
Greek transliteration: 
osteon
Simplified transliteration: 
osteon
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3747
GK Number: 
4014
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2d
Gloss: 
bone
Definition: 
contracted form, ὀστοῦν, οῦ, τό, a bone, Mt. 23:27; Lk. 24:39; Jn. 19:36; Heb. 11:22*

Greek-English Concordance for ὀστέον

Matthew 23:27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones (osteōn | ὀστέων | gen pl neut) and all kinds of filth.
Luke 24:39 Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me and see, for a ghost does not have flesh and bones (ostea | ὀστέα | acc pl neut) as you see that I have.”
John 19:36 These things took place so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, “Not a bone (ostoun | ὀστοῦν | nom sg neut) of his body will be broken.”
Hebrews 11:22 By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, spoke about the exodus of the sons of Israel and gave instructions regarding the burial of his bones (osteōn | ὀστέων | gen pl neut).