Koilia

koy-lee'-ah
Parts of Speech Noun Feminine

Koilia Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 23
  1. the whole belly, the entire cavity
    1. 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
    1. 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
    1. of the uterus of animals
  5. the innermost part of a man, the soul, heart as the seat of thought, feeling, choice
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
koilia
Origin
from koilos ("hollow")
Strong's Number
2836
TDNT Entry
3:786,446

NAS Word Usage

appetite
1
appetites
1
belly
1
innermost being
1
stomach
7
womb
11
wombs
1
Total
23

Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Koilia". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.