noun · feminine
kibōtas
Greekκιβωτός (kibōtos)
Strong’sG2787
an ark
stem kibōt-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κιβωτός, -οῦ, ἡ,
[in LXX: Ge 6-9 (תֵּבָה), elsewhere, very freq., as Ex 25:9 (10), for אָרוֹן;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2787 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkib-o-tos'
a box, i.e. the sacred ark and that of Noah
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King Jamesark.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | kibōtas1×κιβωτὸς | kibōtais |
| object accusative | kibōtan4×κιβωτόν | kibōtain |
| direct address vocative | kibōtar | kibōtair |
| of, belonging to genitive | kibōtau1×κιβωτοῦ | kibōtaiu |
| to, for dative | kibōta | kibōtai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
kibōta is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
kibōtas“ark”subjectnominative singular1×
Revelation 11:19“ark”Kai anoigita tos naos tou theou tos en to ourano, kai horita tas kibōtas tau diathēkau autou en to nao autou; kai ginela astrapais kai fōnais kai brontais kai seismos kai chalazas megas.Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
kibōtan“ark”objectaccusative singular4×
Matthew 24:38“ark”hōs gar ale en tai hēmerai tai pro tou kataklusmou trōgarōtois kai pinarōtois, gamarōtois kai gamizarōtois, achri hau hēmerau eiserchata Nōe eis tan kibōtan,For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
Luke 17:27“ark”esthiale, pinale, gamale, gamizile, achri hau hēmerau eiserchata Nōe eis tan kibōtan, kai erchata tos kataklusmos kai apolluata pantoin.People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
Hebrews 9:4“ark”chrusouem echarōtas thumiatēriem kai tan kibōtan tau diathēkau perikaluptirētan pantothen chrusie, en ha stamnas chrusouas echarōtas tem manna kai tas rabdas Aarōn tas blastanaratas kai tais plaxais tau diathēkau,containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
Hebrews 11:7“ark”pistia chrēmatiziratos Nōe peri teiu mēdepō blepirōteiu eulabiratos kataskeuazata kibōtan eis sōtērēan tou oikou autou, dia hau katakrinata ton kosmon, kai tau kata pistian dikaiosunau gineta klēronomos.By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
kibōtau“ark”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
1 Peter 3:20“ark”apeitharatoi pote hote apekdechete tas tou theou makrothumias en hēmerai Nōe kataskeuazirōtau kibōtau eis han oligois, houtem atō oktō psuchais, diasōzila dia hudōreu.who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.