κόλπος kolpos · G2859

bosom

κόλπος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for חֵיק ; ] ; 1. prop., the bosom: Jhn.13:23; fig., of close association, ἐν (εἰς τὸν) τοῖς κ. Ἀβραάμ, Luk.16:22-23 (cf. 4Ma.13:16); ὁ ὢν εἰς τὸν κ. τ. πατρός, Jhn.1:18 ; 2. The bosom or fold of a loose garment falling over a girdle, used as a pocket, hence figuratively, εἰς τὸν κ. Isa.65:6, Jer.32:18 : Luk.6:38 ; 3. A bosom-like hollow, as a bay or gulf: Act.27:39.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

κόλπος, ὁ, ; bosom, lap, παῖδ᾽ ἐπὶ κόλπῳ ἔχουσα []; ἱμάντα τέῳ ἐγκάτθεο κ. put the girdle in thy bosom,[]; frequently of pet birds or animals, τρέφειν ἐν κ. []; κυνίδιον ἐν κόλπῳ τιθηνούμενον lap-dog, []; also τὰ ὑπὸ κόλπου, ={τὰ ἀφροδίσια}, []; 2 = {αἰδοῖον γυναικεῖον}, especially vagina, [] ; 2.b κόλποι τῆς ὑστέρας supposed sinuses in the womb, [] ; 2.c in poets more vaguely of the whole sinus genitalis, womb, in plural, []: metaphorically, of the grave, σῶμα σὸν ἐν κόλποις.. γαῖα καλύπτει …

Where it's used 6 times

Luke 6:38 · Luke 16:22 · Luke 16:23 · John 1:18 · John 13:23 · Acts 27:39

Source: TBESG G2859; TFLSJ G2859

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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