Bosom
κόλποςStrong’s G2859kolpos
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kolpos is the Greek word usually translated “bosom”, “lap” and “bay”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.”
Meaning
Usually translated “bosom”, “lap” and “bay”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- bosom 4
- lap 1
- a bay 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 3
- John 2
- Acts 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 16:22And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
- Luke 16:23And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
- John 1:18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
- John 13:23Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
- Acts 27:39And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
Greek dictionary
κόλπος kolpos · bosom
κόλπος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for חֵיק ;] 1. prop., the bosom: Jhn.13:23; fig., of close association, ἐν (εἰς τὸν) τοῖς κ. Ἀβραάμ, Luk.16:22-23 (cf. 4Ma.13:16); ὁ ὢν εἰς τὸν κ. τ. πατρός, Jhn.1:18 2. The bosom or fold of a loose garment falling over a girdle, used as a pocket, hence figuratively, εἰς τὸν κ. Isa.65:6, Jer.32:18 : Luk.6:38 3. A bosom-like hollow, as a bay or gulf: Act.27:39.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “bosom” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BO'SOM, noun
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- The breast of a human being and the parts adjacent.
- The folds or covering of clothes about the breast.
- Embrace, as with the arms; inclosure; compass; often implying friendship or affection; as, to live in the bosom of a church.
- The breast, as inclosing the heart; or the interior of the breast, considered as the seat of the passions.“Anger resteth in the bosom of fools” Ecclesiastes 7:9“Their soul was poured into their mother's bosom” Lamentations 2:12
All definitions and other forms of “bosom”
- The breast, or its interior, considered as a close place, the receptacle of secrets.“If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my bosom” Job 31:33
- Any inclosed place; the interior; as the bosom of the earth or of the deep.
- The tender affections; kindness; favor; as the son of his bosom; the wife of thy bosom“He shall carry the lambs in his bosom” Isaiah 40:11
- The arms, or embrace of the arms. Psalms 129:7
- Inclination; desire. [Not used.]
BO'SOM, verb transitive
To inclose in the bosom; to keep with care.
- To conceal; to hide from view.
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.