ΚΟΙΛΙΑΣ, κοιλιας
KOILIAS, koilias
Sounds Like: koy-lee-AS
Translations: of the belly, of the womb, of the stomach, of the innermost being
From the root: ΚΟΙΛΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: ΚΟΙΛΙΑΣ is the genitive singular form of the noun ΚΟΙΛΙΑ (koilia). It primarily refers to the physical belly or abdomen. However, it can also metaphorically denote the womb, the stomach, or even the innermost being or heart, representing one's deepest feelings or thoughts. It is used to indicate possession or origin, such as 'from the belly' or 'of the womb'.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2836 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Deuteronomy — 30:9
- 1 Chronicles — 17:11
- Psalms — 21:15, 39:9, 70:6, 131:11
- Proverbs — 20:27, 20:30, 24:15, 31:2
- Job — 1:21, 2:9, 10:18, 38:8
- Sirach — 23:6, 51:5
- Isaiah — 8:19, 44:2, 44:24, 46:3, 48:8, 48:19, 49:1, 49:5, 49:15
- Lamentations — 2:20
- Jonah — 2:2, 2:3
- Matthew — 19:12
- Luke — 1:15, 1:42
- John — 7:38
- Acts of the Apostles — 3:2, 14:8
- Galatians — 1:15
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 8:346
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 25:23, 30:2, 41:21
- Exodus — 29:13
- Leviticus — 3:3, 3:9, 3:14, 8:25, 9:19, 11:42
- Deuteronomy — 7:13, 28:4, 28:11, 28:18, 28:53, 30:9
- Judges — 3:22, 13:5, 16:17
- 2 Samuel — 7:12, 16:11
- 1 Chronicles — 17:11
- 2 Chronicles — 21:15, 32:21
- Psalms — 21:11, 21:15, 70:6, 131:11
- Odes — 5:3
- Proverbs — 20:21, 20:24, 24:15, 24:70
- Job — 1:21, 2:9, 10:18, 38:8
- Sirach — 23:6, 51:5
- Isaiah — 8:19, 44:2, 44:24, 46:3, 48:8, 48:19, 49:1, 49:5, 49:15
- Lamentations — 2:20
- Hosea — 9:16
- Micah — 6:7
- Jonah — 2:2, 2:3
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΟΙΛΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΝΚΟΙΛΙΑ — inwards, entrails, intestines
- ΕΝΚΟΙΛΙΑ — belly, womb, stomach, a belly, a womb, a stomach
- ΚΟΙ — belly, womb, stomach, inner being, a belly, a womb, a stomach
- ΚΟΙΛ — belly, a belly, womb, a womb, stomach, inward parts, a stomach
- ΚΟΙΛΙΑ — belly, a belly, womb, a womb, stomach, intestines, inner being, of the belly, to the belly
- ΚΟΙΛΙΑΙ — bellies, wombs, stomachs, intestines, appetites
- ΚΟΙΛΙΑΝ — belly, a belly, womb, a womb, stomach, a stomach, intestines, a gut
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