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Strong's G2859 · Greek

κόλπος

kolpos · kol'-pos

apparently a primary word; the bosom; by analogy, a bay


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

κόλπος (G2859)

6 κόλπος , -ου, ὁ , [in LXX chiefly for חֵיק , חוֹק , חֵק ;] prop., the bosom : Jo 13:23 ; fig., of close association, ἐν ( εἰς τὸν ) τοῖς κ. Ἀβραάμ , Lk 16:22 , 23 (cf. IV Mac 13:16 ); ὁ ὢν εἰς τὸν κ. τ. πατρός , Jo 1:18 . The bosom or fold of a loose garment falling over a girdle, used as a pocket, hence fig., εἰς τὸν κ. ( Is 65:6 , Je 39 (32):18 ): Lk 6:38 . A bosom-like hollow, as a bay or gulf : Ac 27:39 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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