noun · masculine

kolpos

Greekκόλπος (kolpos)

Strong’sG2859

bosom, bosom of a garment, a bay, gulf

stem kolp-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

bosom2×side2×bay1×lap1×

What it means

κόλπος, -ου, ὁ,

[in LXX chiefly for חֵיק, חוֹק, חֵק;]

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2859 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkol'-pos

the bosom; by analogy, a bay

Fromapparently a primary word;

King Jamesbosom, creek.

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	kolpos	kolpois
object accusative	kolpon4×κόλπον	kolpoin
direct address vocative	kolpor	kolpoir
of, belonging to genitive	kolpou	kolpoiu
to, for dative	kolpo1×κόλπῳ	kolpoi1×κόλποις

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

kolpstem+ogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

kolpo 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

kolpon“lap”objectaccusative singular4×

Luke 6:38“lap”dōavōr, kai dōiti vi; metrem kalem piezirētem saleuirētem huperekchunnirōtem dōali eis ton kolpon vu; he gar metre metravō antimetriti vi.Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

Luke 16:22“side”gineta de apothnēskara ton ptōchon kai apoferira auton hupo toiu angeloiu eis ton kolpon Abraam; apothnēskata de kai tos plousios kai thaptita.One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

John 1:18“bosom”theon oudenos horatē pōpote; monogenos theos tos arōtos eis ton kolpon tou patērou ekeinos exēgeta.No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.

Acts 27:39“bay”Hote de hēmeras gineta, tan gēan ouk epignōskale, kolpon de tinon katanoale echarōton aigialon eis hon bouleuele ei duneloiō exōthara tem ploiem.When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

kolpo“bosom”to, fordative singular1×

John 13:23“bosom”ate anakeierōtos henos ek toiu mathētoiu autou en to kolpo tou Iēsu, hon agapate tos Iēsus;One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.

kolpoi“side”to, fordative plural1×

Luke 16:23“side”kai en to hado epairaratos toin ofthalmoin autou, huparcharōtos en basanai, horatō Abraam apo makrothen kai Lazaron en toi kolpoi autou.In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.