kolpos · bosom, lap

What it means

kolpos (κόλπος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “bosom, lap”.

The fold of the garment over the chest.

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. The chest where one is held; "Abraham's", "the Father's": close intimacy.
2. An inlet of the sea.

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

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• bosom ×4
• bay ×1
• lap ×1

Where it appears

• Luke×3
• John×2
• Acts×1

• Luke 6:38

  Give, and it will be given to you: a good measure, pressed down, shaken, running over, they will put into your lap; for with the measure with which you measure, it will be measured back to you.”

• Luke 16:22

  And it happened that the poor man died and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.

• Luke 16:23

  And in Hades, lifting up his eyes, being in torment, he sees Abraham from far away, and Lazarus in his bosom.

• John 1:18

  No one has ever seen God; the only one, who is God, the one who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.

• John 13:23

  One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining in Jesus’ bosom.

• Acts 27:39

  And when day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay having a beach, onto which they were planning, if they could, to run the ship ashore.