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κοιλία G2836
G2836 is the Greek word κοιλία, transliterated koilía. The King James Version most often renders it belly.
What it means
a cavity, i.e. (especially) the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart.
Where it comes from
from ("hollow").
How the King James Version translates it
Across 20 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: belly, womb.
Verses using κοιλία
All 19 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 12:40 · KJV
For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Matthew 15:17 · KJV
Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
Matthew 19:12 · KJV
For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
Mark 7:19 · KJV
Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
Luke 1:41 · KJV
And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
Luke 1:44 · KJV
For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
Luke 11:27 · KJV
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
Luke 15:16 · KJV
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
Luke 23:29 · KJV
For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
John 3:4 · KJV
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
John 7:38 · KJV
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
Acts 3:2 · KJV
And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
Acts 14:8 · KJV
And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:
Romans 16:18 · KJV
For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
1 Corinthians 6:13 · KJV
Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
Galatians 1:15 · KJV
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
Philippians 3:19 · KJV
Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
Revelation 10:9 · KJV
And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
Revelation 10:10 · KJV
And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
Common questions
What does Strong's G2836 mean?
G2836 is the Greek word κοιλία (koilía), meaning a cavity, i.e. (especially) the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart.
How is G2836 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it belly (11 times), womb (8 times), wombs (1 time).
How many times does G2836 appear in the Bible?
κοιλία (koilía) is tagged in 19 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G2836 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from ("hollow").
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