ΚΟΛΠΟΥΜΕΝΑΙ, κολπουμεναι
KOLPOUMENAI, kolpoumenai
Sounds Like: kol-poo-MEH-nai
Translations: folding, gathering into a fold, receiving into the bosom, receiving into the lap
From the root: ΚΟΛΠΟΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'kolpoō', meaning 'to fold' or 'to gather into a fold'. In a broader sense, it can refer to receiving something into one's bosom or lap, implying an act of embracing or containing. It describes an action that is ongoing or completed, functioning like an adjective to describe a noun while also carrying verbal force.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive Voice, Feminine, Nominative, Plural
Strong’s number: G2859 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Three — 7:42
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΟΛΠΟΩ.
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.
- ΚΟΛΠΟΥΤΑΙ — to fold, to gather into a fold, to embrace, to receive, to take into one's bosom
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