κοίτη
koitē · bed
Greek word · Strong’s number G2845 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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koitē (κοίτη) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “bed”.
The marriage bed; hence sexual relations, and conception.
How to say it
koi·tē
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
- Where one sleeps; the marital union.
- To conceive a child.
- Seeking sexual pleasure without restraint or limit.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- bed ×2
- having conceived ×1
- sexual excess ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 11:7
and that one from inside answers and says, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything’?
- Romans 9:10
And not only this, but also Rebekah, having conceived by one man, Isaac our father—
- Romans 13:13
As in the day, let us walk decently, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in sexual excess and debauchery, not in strife and jealousy.
- Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be honored among all, and the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.