The meaning of “κοιλία”
Understanding koilía reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
belly, womb. - a cavity, i.e. (especially) the abdomen - by implication, the matrix - figuratively, the heart
κοιλία
belly, womb. - a cavity, i.e. (especially) the abdomen - by implication, the matrix - figuratively, the heart
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 15:17 | “Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?” Word: κοιλία (koilía) | |
| Luke 2:21 | “And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.” Word: κοιλία (koilía) | |
| Acts 14:8 | “And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:” Word: κοιλία (koilía) | |
| 1 Corinthians 6:13 | “Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.” Word: κοιλία (koilía) | |
| Philippians 3:19 | “Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)” Word: κοιλία (koilía) |