kibōtos · ark, chest

What it means

kibōtos (κιβωτός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “ark, chest”.

The ark of Noah; also the ark of the covenant.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Noah's vessel, or the chest of the covenant.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Luke×1
• Hebrews×2
• 1 Peter×1
• Revelation×1

• Matthew 24:38

  For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah went into the ark,

• Luke 17:27

  they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until the day on which Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

• Hebrews 9:4

  having a golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which were a golden jar holding the manna, and Aaron’s staff that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;

• Hebrews 11:7

  By faith Noah, having been warned about things not yet seen, in reverence built an ark for the salvation of his house; through which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

• 1 Peter 3:20

  who had once disobeyed, when the patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.

• Revelation 11:19

  And the sanctuary of God that is in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen in his sanctuary; and there were lightnings and voices and thunders and an earthquake and great hail.