- κόλπος
- the bosom
- κόλπος
- bosom, bosom of a garment, a bay, gulf
- (a) sing. and plur: bosom; (sinus) the overhanging fold of the garment used as a pocket, (b) a bay, gulf.
- κόλπος
- the bosom; by analogy, a bay
Derivation: apparently a primary word;KJV Usage: bosom, creek.
- κόλπος
- bosom
- G:N-M
- κόλπος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for חֵיק ;]
__1. prop., the bosom: Jhn.13:23; fig., of close association, ἐν (εἰς τὸν) τοῖς κ. Ἀβραάμ, Luk.16:22-23 (cf. 4Ma.13:16); ὁ ὢν εἰς τὸν κ. τ. πατρός, Jhn.1:18
__2. The bosom or fold of a loose garment falling over a girdle, used as a pocket, hence fig., εἰς τὸν κ. (Refs
Isa.65:6, Jer.32:18 : Luk.6:38
__3. A bosom-like hollow, as a bay or gulf: Act.27:39.†
(AS)
1) the front of the body between the arms
2) the bosom of a garment, i.e. the hollow formed by the upper forepart of a rather loose garment bound by a girdle or sash, used for keeping and carrying things (the fold or pocket)
3) a bay of the sea
2) the bosom of a garment, i.e. the hollow formed by the upper forepart of a rather loose garment bound by a girdle or sash, used for keeping and carrying things (the fold or pocket)
3) a bay of the sea
κόλπος
kolpos
kol'-pos
Apparently a primary word; the bosom; by analogy a bay
KJV Usage: bosom, creek.