ΚΟΛΠΩ, κολπω
KOLPŌ, kolpō
Sounds Like: KOL-po
Translations: (to) bosom, (to) lap, (to) bay, (to) gulf, (to) pocket
From the root: ΚΟΛΠΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the bosom, lap, or the fold of a garment where things might be carried. It can also refer to a bay or gulf of the sea. In a figurative sense, it can denote a place of intimate relationship or security. As a dative case, it indicates the indirect object, often translated with 'to' or 'in'.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2859 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Psalms — 88:51
- Proverbs — 6:27, 17:23, 26:15, 30:4
- Ecclesiastes — 7:9
- Job — 23:12, 31:34
- Isaiah — 49:22
- John — 13:23
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 6:163
Pseudo Clement of Rome
- Clement’s Second Letter — 4:5
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Deuteronomy — 13:6, 28:54, 28:56
- 2 Samuel — 12:3, 12:8
- 1 Kings — 3:20
- Psalms — 88:51
- Proverbs — 6:27, 24:27, 26:15
- Ecclesiastes — 7:10
- Job — 19:27, 23:12, 31:34
- Isaiah — 49:22
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- John — 13:23
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
- ΚΟΛΠΟΣ — bosom, a bosom, gulf, a gulf, bay, a bay, lap, a lap, fold, a fold
- ΚΟΛΠΟΥ — (of) bosom, (of) breast, (of) lap, (of) bay, (of) gulf, (of) fold
- ΚΟΛΠΟΥΣ — bosoms, laps, bays, gulfs
- ΚΟΛΠΩΜΑ — hollow, depth, a hollow, a depth, fold, bosom, gulf, bay
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