κοίτ-η, ἡ, (κεῖμαι) ={κοῖτος} 1, once in [
Refs 8th c.BC+];
bedstead, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+], etc; especially
marriage-bed, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; also πετρίνη κοίτη, of a cave, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τειρομέναν νοσερᾷ κ. on a sick-
bed, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; κοίταν δ᾽ ἔχει νέρθεν, of one dead, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
metaphorically, of the sea, ἐν μεσημβριναῖς κοίταις. εὕδοι πεσών [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the
bed of a river, [
Refs 6th c.AD+]
2)
lair of a wild beast,
nest of a bird, etc, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. ποιεῖσθαι, of the spider, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the fish ἐξώκοιτος, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
3)
quarters, τῶν φυλακιτῶν [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; see infr. VI.
4)
pen, fold for cattle, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II)
act of going to bed, τῆς κοίτης ὥρη
bed-time, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τραπέζῃ καὶ κοίτῃ δέκεσθαι to entertain 'at
bed and board', [
Refs]; τὴν σκηνὴν εἰς κ. διέλυον for
going to bed, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
to lie still in death, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
III)
lodging, entertainment, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]
IV) of
sexual connexion, κ. διδόναι [
LXX]; κ. ἔχειν ἐκ. to become pregnant by a man, [
NT]; in bad sense,
lasciviousness, [
Refs]
V)
parcel, lot of land, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
VI)
chest, case, or
basket, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]