Greek - English Dictionary
G2836 - Womb
| Strong's No.: | G2836 |
| Greek: | κοιλία |
| Transliteration: | koilia |
| Phonetic: | koy-lee'-ah |
| Word Origin: | From κοῖλος koilos (hollow) |
| Bible Usage: | belly womb. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Feminine |
| Strongs Definition: | a cavity that is (specifically) the abdomen; by implication the matrix; figuratively the heart |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. the whole belly, the entire cavity a. the upper [i.e. stomach] and the lower belly are distinguished 2. the lower belly, the lower region, the receptacle of the excrement 3. the gullet a. to be given up to the pleasures of the palate, to gluttony 4. the womb, the place where the foetus is conceived and nourished until birth a. of the uterus of animals 5. the innermost part of a man, the soul, heart as the seat of thought, feeling, choice |
| Bible References:
Womb |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
belly ( 10 )
womb ( 11 )
wombs ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.