κοιλία koilia · G2836

belly/womb/stomach

κοιλία, -ας, ἡ; (κοῖλος, hollow), [in LXX chiefly for בֶּטֶן, מֵעֶה, קֶרֶב, Deu.7:13, 2Ki.7:12, Gen.41:21, al.; also (Job.3:11 10:18 31:15 38:8) for רֶחֶם ; ] ; 1. the belly (stomach or intestines or both): Mat.12:40 15:17, Mrk.7:19, Luk.15:16, Rom.16:18, 1Co.6:13, Php.3:19, Rev.10:9-10. ; 2. (As often in LXX) the womb: Luk.1:41-42, 44 2:21 11:27 23:29, Jhn.3:4; ἐκ κ. μητρός (cf. Psa.22:11, Job.1:21, al.), Mat.19:12, Luk.1:15, Act.3:2 14:8, Gal.1:15. ; 3. Metaphorical (as Heb. בֶּטֶן, cf. Job.15:35, Pro.20:27, Sir.19:12), of the heart: Jhn.7:38.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

κοιλί-α, ; Ionic dialect κοιλί-η, ἡ, (κοῖλος) cavity of the body, i.e. thorax with abdomen, [], = thorax, ἡ κάτω, = abdomen, accusative to []; τὰ κατὰ κ. νουσήματα diseases of the thoracic cavity, []; 2 belly, abdomen, []; opposed to ἡ ἄνω κ., stomach, [][same place]; κ. alone frequently = stomach, []; of birds, []; also, paunch or rumen of animals, []; 3 intestines, κ. κείνη [], etc.; of animals, κ. ὑεία pig's tripe, []: plural, tripe and puddings, [] ; 3.b phrases, κ. σκληρὰν ἔχειν to be …

Where it's used 23 times

Matthew 12:40 · Matthew 15:17 · Matthew 19:12 · Mark 7:19 · Luke 1:15 · Luke 1:41 · Luke 1:42 · Luke 1:44 · Luke 2:21 · Luke 11:27 · Luke 15:16 · Luke 23:29 · John 3:4 · John 7:38 · Acts 3:2 · Acts 14:8 · Romans 16:18 · 1 Corinthians 6:13 · Galatians 1:15 · Philippians 3:19 · Revelation 10:9 · Revelation 10:10 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G2836; TFLSJ G2836

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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