bosom

Greek Noun Male

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)

bosom

Greek Noun Male

κόλπος, ὁ, bosom, lap, παῖδ᾽ ἐπὶ κόλπῳ ἔχουσα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἱμάντα τέῳ ἐγκάτθεο κ. put the girdle in thy bosom,[NT+6th c.BC+]; frequently of pet birds or animals, τρέφειν ἐν κ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; κυνίδιον ἐν κόλπῳ τιθηνούμενον lap-dog, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also τὰ ὑπὸ κόλπου, ={τὰ ἀφροδίσια}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 2) = {αἰδοῖον γυναικεῖον}, especially vagina, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 2.b) κόλποι τῆς ὑστέρας supposed sinuses in the womb, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2.c) in poets more vaguely of the whole sinus genitalis, womb, in plural, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, of the grave, σῶμα σὸν ἐν κόλποις. γαῖα καλύπτει [Refs]; κ. ἡμερῶν, of the womb of time, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] 2.d) of other cavities, οἱ κ. τῆς κοιλίας, in the ἐχῖνος, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the ventricles of the heart, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II) fold of a garment, especially as it fell over the girdle, frequently in plural, δεύοντο δὲ δάκρυσι κ. [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc: also in singular, κ. βαθὺν καταλιπόμενος τοῦ κιθῶνος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κόλπον ἀνιεμένη letting down the bosom of her robe, i.e. baring her breast, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κρύψε δὲ παρθενίαν ὠδῖνα κόλποις, i.e. she concealed her pregnancy by the loose folds of her robe, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὑπὸ κόλπου (variant -ῳ) χεῖρας ἔχειν 'keep one's hand in one's pocket', of a stingy person, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ὑπὸ κόλπον [Refs 2nd c.AD+] III) any bosom-like hollow: III.1) of the sea, first in a half-literal sense, of a sea-goddess, Θέτις δ᾽ ὑπεδέξατο κόλπῳ received him in her bosom, [Refs 8th c.BC+] III.2) bay, gulf, Ἑρμιόνην Ἀσίνην τε, βαθὺν κατὰ κ. ἐχούσας, i.e. βαθὺν κατεχούσας κόλπον, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κ. Ῥέας, i.e. the Adriatic, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.3) vale, κ. Ἀργεῖος [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.4) of a fortified site, salient, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] III.5) ὁ κ. τοῦ ἅρματος bottom of the chariot, [LXX] III.6) fistulous ulcer which spreads under the skin, [Refs 1st c.AD+] IV) in Tactics, enveloping force, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Masculine

the bosom; by analogy, a bay; bosom, creek; apparently a primary word