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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - κόλπος
κόλπος
G2859
Transliteration: kólpos
Pronunciation: kol'-pos
Definition: bosom
- Original: κόλπος - Transliteration: Kolpos - Phonetic: kol'-pos
- Definition:
1. the front of the body between the arms
2. the bosom of a garment, i.e. the hollow formed by the upper forepart of a rather loose garment bound by a girdle or sash, used for keeping and carrying things (the fold or pocket)
3. a bay of the sea
- Origin: apparently a primary word - TDNT entry: 16:44,5 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Apparently a primary word; the bosom; by analogy a bay: - bosom creek.