Lexicon / G2859
κόλπος
kolpos
  • bosom
  • the bosom
  • bay
  • gulf

STEPBible TBESG

Glosses: 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.†

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Abbott-Smith

Glosses: the bosom; bosom; bay; gulf

the bosom; bosom; bay; gulf