ΚΟΙΛΙΑ, κοιλια
KOILIA, koilia
Sounds Like: koy-LEE-ah
Translations: belly, a belly, womb, a womb, stomach, intestines, inner being, of the belly, to the belly
From the root: ΚΟΙΛΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the belly, abdomen, or stomach. It can also refer to the womb, especially in the context of birth or conception. Metaphorically, it can denote the inner being, the seat of emotions or thoughts, or the innermost part of something. It is used in various contexts, from literal anatomical references to figurative expressions of one's deepest self.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G2836 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
- Letter of Barnabas — 13:2
Codex Sinaiticus
- Tobit — 4:4
- Song of Solomon — 5:4, 5:14, 7:3
- Job — 3:11, 15:35, 30:27, 31:15
- Wisdom — 7:1
- Sirach — 19:12, 36:18, 40:30, 51:21
- Isaiah — 16:11
- Jeremiah — 1:5
- Lamentations — 0:20
- Jonah — 2:1
- Matthew — 12:40
- Luke — 1:41, 1:44, 2:21, 11:27
- Romans — 16:18
- 1 Corinthians — 6:13
- Philippians — 3:19
- Revelation — 10:10
- Epistle of Barnabas — 13:2
Pseudo-Baruch
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 3:14, 38:27
- Leviticus — 4:11
- Judges — 3:21
- Ruth — 1:11
- 2 Samuel — 20:10
- 2 Chronicles — 21:15, 21:19
- Tobit — 4:4, 4:4
- Odes — 6:16
- Song of Solomon — 5:4, 5:14, 7:2
- Job — 3:11, 15:35, 30:27, 31:15
- Wisdom — 7:1
- Sirach — 19:12, 36:23, 40:30, 51:21
- Isaiah — 16:11
- Jeremiah — 1:5
- Lamentations — 1:20
- Ezekiel — 3:3
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 2:32
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 2:32
- Hosea — 12:3
- Jonah — 2:1
- Habakkuk — 3:16
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 12:40
- Luke — 1:41, 1:44, 2:21, 11:27
- Romans — 16:18
- 1 Corinthians — 6:13
- Philippians — 3:19
- Revelation — 10:10
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
- ΚΟΙΛΙΑΙ — bellies, wombs, stomachs, intestines, appetites
- ΚΟΙΛΙΑΝ — belly, a belly, womb, a womb, stomach, a stomach, intestines, a gut
- ΚΟΙΛΙΑΣ — of the belly, of the womb, of the stomach, of the innermost being
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