🇬🇷 Greek · Strong's G2836
G2836
κοιλία
koilía
[koy-lee'-ah]
Noun
Core meaningbelly/womb/stomach
Lexical Definition
Strong's Greek G2836
a cavity, i.e. (especially) the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart
KJV usage: :--belly, womb.
Etymology: from ("hollow");
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
a cavity; the belly, Mt. 15:17; Mk. 7:19; the stomach, Mt. 12:40; Lk. 15:16; the womb, Mt. 19:12; Lk. 1:15; from the Hebrew, the inner self, Jn. 7:38
Key Appearances in the New Testament
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