1) the front of the body between the arms
2) the bosom of a garment, i.e. the hollow formed by the upper forepart of a rather loose garment bound by a girdle or sash, used for keeping and carrying things (the fold or pocket)
3) a bay of the sea
Part of Speech: noun masculine
Citing in TDNT: 3:824, 452
G2859
Apparently a primary word; the bosom; by analogy a bay: - bosom, creek.
Gloss | Section |
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(κόλπος Ἀβραάμ) heaven | 1.16 |
c bay | 1.74 |
b fold | 6.181 |
a lap | 8.39 |
(ἀνάκειμαι ἐν τῷ κόλπῳ) dine in place of honor | 17.25 |
(εἰμὶ εἰς τὸν κόλπον) be closely associated | 34.18 |
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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