ΚΟΛΠΟΙΣ, κολποις
KOLPOIS, kolpois
Sounds Like: KOL-poys
Translations: bosoms, laps, bays, gulfs, folds, pockets, embraces, hollows
From the root: ΚΟΛΠΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a hollow, cavity, or fold. It can describe the bosom or lap of a person, a bay or gulf in the sea, or the fold of a garment used as a pocket. It is often used metaphorically to describe a place of intimacy, safety, or abundance.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2859 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
Codex Sinaiticus
- Luke — 16:23
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Proverbs — 17:23
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Luke — 16:23
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
- 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
- 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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