Belly/womb/stomach
κοιλίαStrong’s G2836koilia
Appears in 22 verses of the New Testament
In short
Koilia is the Greek word usually translated “womb”, “belly” and “stomach”. It appears in 22 verses of the New Testament.
“For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”
Meaning
Usually translated “womb”, “belly” and “stomach”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- womb 11
- belly 7
- stomach 4
- wombs 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 8
- Matthew 3
- John 2
- Acts 2
- Revelation 2
- Mark 1
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 15:17Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
- Matthew 19:12For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
- Mark 7:19Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
- Luke 1:15For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
- Luke 1:41And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
- Luke 1:42And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
Greek dictionary
κοιλία koilia · belly/womb/stomach
κοιλία, -ας, ἡ (κοῖλος, hollow), [in LXX chiefly for בֶּטֶן, מֵעֶה, קֶרֶב, Deu.7:13, 2Ki.7:12, Gen.41:21, al.; also (Job.3:11 10:18 31:15 38:8) for רֶחֶם ;] 1. the belly (stomach or intestines or both): Mat.12:40 15:17, Mrk.7:19, Luk.15:16, Rom.16:18, 1Co.6:13, Php.3:19, Rev.10:9-10. 2. (As often in LXX) the womb: Luk.1:41-42, 44 2:21 11:27 23:29, Jhn.3:4; ἐκ κ. μητρός (cf. Psa.22:11, Job.1:21, al.), Mat.19:12, Luk.1:15, Act.3:2 14:8, Gal.1:15. 3. Metaphorical (as Heb. בֶּטֶן, cf. Job.15:35, Pro.20:27, Sir.19:12), of the heart: Jhn.7:38.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “womb” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WOMB, noun
Woom. [G.]
- The uterus or matrix of a female; that part where the young of an animal is conceived and nourished till its birth.
- The place where any thing is produced.
- Any large or deep cavity.
All definitions and other forms of “womb”
WOMB, verb transitive
To inclose; to breed in secret. [Not in use.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.