1) the whole belly, the entire cavity
1a) 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
3a) 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
4a) of the uterus of animals
5) the innermost part of a man, the soul, heart as the seat of thought, feeling, choice
Part of Speech: noun feminine
Citing in TDNT: 3:786, 446
G2836
From κοῖλος koilos ("hollow"); a cavity, that is, (specifically) the abdomen; by implication the matrix; figuratively the heart: - belly, womb.
| Gloss | Section |
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| a belly | 8.67 |
| b womb | 8.69 |
| (καρπὸς τῆς κοιλίας) child | 10.38 |
| (ἡ κοιλία βαστάζει) be pregnant with | 23.51 |
| d desires | 25.28 |
| c feelings | 26.11 |
These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.
University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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