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The Ancient Greek word for hip is
ἰσχίον





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Translations for hip and their definitions

ἰσχίον
     1. n. (anatomy) hip-joint
           τῷ βάλεν Αἰνείαο κατ᾽ ἰσχίον, ἔνθα τε μηρὸςἰσχίῳ ἐνστρέφεται, κοτύλην δέ τέ μιν καλέουσιν - he smote Aeneas on the hip, where the thigh turns in the hip joint,—the cup, men call it
     2. n. area around the hip-joint; haunch


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