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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G2836 - Belly

Strong's No.:G2836

Greek:κοιλία

Transliteration:koilia

Phonetic:koy-lee'-ah

Word Origin:From κοῖλος koilos (hollow)

Bible Usage:belly womb.

Part of Speech:Noun Feminine

Strongs
Definition:

a cavity that is (specifically) the abdomen; by implication the matrix; figuratively the heart


Thayers
Definition:

1. the whole belly, the entire cavity

a. the upper [i.e. stomach] and the lower belly are distinguished

2. the lower belly, the lower region, the receptacle of the excrement

3. the gullet

a. to be given up to the pleasures of the palate, to gluttony

4. the womb, the place where the foetus is conceived and nourished until birth

a. of the uterus of animals

5. the innermost part of a man, the soul, heart as the seat of thought, feeling, choice


Bible References:
Belly

Translation
Occurrences:
belly ( 10 )
womb ( 11 )
wombs ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.