ΚΟΛΠΟΣ, κολπος
KOLPOS, kolpos
Sounds Like: KOL-pos
Translations: bosom, a bosom, gulf, a gulf, bay, a bay, lap, a lap, fold, a fold
From the root: ΚΟΛΠΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the chest or bosom, often used metaphorically for a place of intimate rest or security. It can also describe a geographical feature like a bay or gulf, or the fold of a garment where things might be carried. In a sentence, it might be used to describe someone resting in another's bosom, or a ship sailing into a gulf.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2859 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 1:25
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΟΛΠΟΣ.
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.
- ΚΟΛΠΟ — bosom, a bosom, lap, a lap, gulf, a gulf, bay, a bay, fold, a fold
- ΚΟΛΠΟΙΣ — bosoms, laps, bays, gulfs, folds, pockets, embraces, hollows
- ΚΟΛΠΟΝ — bosom, a bosom, lap, a lap, bay, a bay, gulf, a gulf
- ΚΟΛΠΟΥ — (of) bosom, (of) breast, (of) lap, (of) bay, (of) gulf, (of) fold
- ΚΟΛΠΟΥΣ — bosoms, laps, bays, gulfs
- ΚΟΛΠΩ — (to) bosom, (to) lap, (to) bay, (to) gulf, (to) pocket
- ΚΟΛΠΩΜΑ — hollow, depth, a hollow, a depth, fold, bosom, gulf, bay
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