ὀσφῦς

ὀσφῦς, ἡ, gen. ὀσφύος: acc. ὀσφῦν, also ὀσφύα AP 12.213 (Strat.): —

• loin or loins, lower part of the back, Epich. 80, Hp. Aër. 20, Aph. 3.23, Arist. HA 493a22, al.; opp. κῶλα, ὦμοι, A. Pr. 497, Hdt. 2.40; loin of 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 περιζώννυσθαι or ἀναζώννυσθαι τὴν ὀσφύν gird up oneʼs loins, ib. Je. 1.17; βυσσίνῳ ib. Da. 10.5, cf. Ev.Luc. 12.35. [ῡ in nom. and acc. sg., which are accented ὀσφῦς, ὀσφῦν by Hdn.Gr. 2.937; ὀσφύς, -ύν freq. in codd., and this may be admitted for late writers: cf. ὀφρῦς.]