noun · feminine
koilias
Greekκοιλία (koilia)
Strong’sG2836
belly, womb, the inner man
stem koili-23 times in the New Testamentin 10 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κοιλία, -ας, ἡ
(< κοῖλος, hollow), [in LXX chiefly for בֶּטֶן, מֵעִים, קֶרֶב, De 7:13, II Ki 7:12, Ge 41:21, al.; also (Jb 3:11 10:18 31:15 38:8) for רֶחֶם;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2836 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkoy-lee'-ah
a cavity, i.e. (especially) the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart
Fromfrom κοῖλος ("hollow");
King Jamesbelly, womb.
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 | koilias4×κοιλία | koiliais1×κοιλίαι |
| object accusative | koilian5×κοιλίαν | koiliain |
| direct address vocative | koiliar | koiliair |
| of, belonging to genitive | koiliau7×κοιλίας | koiliaiu |
| to, for dative | koilia6×κοιλίᾳ | koiliai |
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
koilia 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
23 occurrences, every one of them listed
koilias“stomach”subjectnominative singular4×
Luke 11:27“womb”Gineta de en te legarō auton houteim epairaratas tinas fōnan gunaikas ek tou ochlou legata auto; Makarias tas koilias tas bastazaratas sin kai mastois hoin thēlazasa;As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”
1 Corinthians 6:13“stomach”teim brōmeim ta koilia, kai tas koilias tei brōmei; tos de theos kai houtan kai houteim katargati. tem de sōmem ouk ta porneia alla to kurio, kai tos kurios te sōme;“Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
Philippians 3:19“stomach”hoiu tem telem apōleias, hoiu tos theos tas koilias kai tas doxas en ta aischuna autoiu, tois teim epigeieim fronarōtois.Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
Revelation 10:10“stomach”kai lambama tem biblaridiem ek tau cheirau tou angelou kai katesthiama autem, kai ate en te stome mu hōs meliem glukuem; kai hote esthiama autem, pikrainita tas koilias mu.So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.
koilian“stomach”objectaccusative singular5×
Matthew 15:17“stomach”ouk noavō hoti pantem tem eisporeuerōtem eis tem stomem eis tan koilian chōratō kai eis afedrōnon ekballitō?“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?
Mark 7:19“stomach”hoti ouk eisporeuetō autou eis tan kardian alla eis tan koilian, kai eis ton afedrōnon ekporeuetō? katharizarōtos panteim teim brōmeim.because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)
Luke 15:16“stomach”kai epithumate gemizara tan koilian autou apo teiu keratieiu heiu esthiale tois choirois, kai oudenos dōate auto.He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.
John 3:4“womb”legatō pros auton tos Nikodēmos; Pōs dunetō anthrōpos gennira gerōnos arōtos? mē dunetō eis tan koilian tau mētērau autou deuterem eiserchara kai gennira?“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”
Revelation 10:9“stomach”kai aperchama pros ton angelon legarōtos auto dōara mi tem biblaridiem. kai legatō mi; Lambasar kai katesthiasar autem, kai pikrainati su tan koilian, alla en te stome su eti glukuem hōs meliem.And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”
koiliau“womb”of, belonging togenitive singular7×
Matthew 19:12“womb”alō gar eunouchois hotinois ek koiliau mētērau gennila houtōs, kai alō eunouchois hotinois eunouchizila hupo toiu anthrōpoiu, kai alō eunouchois hotinois eunouchizala heautoin dia tan basileian toiu ouranoiu. tos dunerōtos chōrarō chōratōr.For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”
Luke 1:15“womb”eti gar megos enōpion tou kuriou, kai oinon kai sikera ouk mē pinateia, kai pneumeu hagieu pimplēiti ēti ek koiliau mētērau autou,for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
Luke 1:42“womb”kai anafōnata krauga mega kai legata; Eulogirētas sis en gunaikai, kai eulogirētos tos karpos tau koiliau su.In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
John 7:38“heart”tos pisteuarōtos eis min, kathōs legata tas grafas, potamois ek tau koiliau autou rali hudōreu zōarōteu.Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
Acts 3:2“womb”kai tinos anēros chōlos ek koiliau mētērau autou huparcharōtos bastazite, hon tithale kata hēmeran pros tan thuran teu hiereu tan legirōtan Hōraian teu aitarō eleēmosunan para toiu eisporeuerōtoiu eis tem hierem,And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
Acts 14:8“womb”Kai tinos anēros adunatos en Lustrei toi podoi kathete, chōlos ek koiliau mētērau autou, hos oudepote peripatata.In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.
Galatians 1:15“womb”hote de eudokata tos aforizaratos min ek koiliau mētērau mu kai kalaratos dia tau chariau autouBut when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
koilia“womb”to, fordative singular6×
Matthew 12:40“belly”hōsper gar ate Iōnaos en ta koilia teu kēteu treis hēmerain kai treis nuxain, houtōs eti tos huios tou anthrōpou en ta kardia tau gēau treis hēmerain kai treis nuxain.For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Luke 1:41“womb”kai gineta hōs akouata ton aspasmon tau Mariau tas Elisabet, skirtata tem brefem en ta koilia autau, kai pimplēita pneumeu hagieu tas Elisabet,When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
Luke 1:44“womb”idou gar hōs gineta tas fōnas tou aspasmou su eis teim oueim mu, skirtata en agalliasia tem brefem en ta koilia mu.For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
Luke 2:21“womb”Kai hote pimplēila hēmerais oktō teu peritemnara auton, kai kalita tem onomem autou Iēsus, tem kaliratem hupo tou angelou pro teu sullambira auton en ta koilia.When the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived.
Romans 16:18“appetites”tois gar toioutois to kurio nu Christo ouk douleualō alla ta heautoiu koilia, kai dia tau chrēstologiau kai eulogiau exapatalō tain kardiain toiu akakoiu.For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
1 Corinthians 6:13“stomach”teim brōmeim ta koilia, kai tas koilias tei brōmei; tos de theos kai houtan kai houteim katargati. tem de sōmem ouk ta porneia alla to kurio, kai tos kurios te sōme;“Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
koiliais“wombs”subjectnominative plural1×
Luke 23:29“wombs”hoti idou erchelō hēmerais en hai legali Makariais tais steirais kai tais koiliais hais ouk gennala kai mastois hois ouk trefala.Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’