Word Study · Strong's G2836 · Greek
κοιλία
koilia
koy-lee'-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: koilía
“a cavity, i.e. (especially) the abdomen”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a cavity, i.e. (especially) the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart
Rendered in the KJV as
belly, womb.
- 22occurrencesin the New Testament
- 10 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 22 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- κοιλίας7
- κοιλία4
- κοιλίᾳ4
- κοιλίαν3
- κοιλίᾳ,1
- κοιλίᾳ.1
- κοιλίαι1
- κοιλίαν,1
How it is rendered · 8
- womb7
- belly6
- [the] womb3
- stomach2
- belly,1
- stomach,1
- womb.1
- wombs1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular7
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular6
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular4
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular4
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine plural1
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- N-GSF · 7
- N-DSF · 6
- N-ASF · 4
- N-NSF · 4
- N-NPF · 1
All 22, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Luke carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew3 occurrences
- Matthew 12:40κοιλίᾳkoilianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularFor as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.here: belly
- Matthew 15:17κοιλίανkoiliannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?here: stomach
- Matthew 19:12κοιλίαςkoiliasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularFor there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”here: womb
Luke7 occurrences
- Luke 1:15κοιλίαςkoiliasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularfor he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.here: [the] womb
- Luke 1:41κοιλίᾳkoilianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularWhen Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.here: womb
- Luke 1:42κοιλίαςkoiliasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularIn a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!here: womb
- Luke 1:44κοιλίᾳkoilianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularFor as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.here: womb
- Luke 2:21κοιλίᾳ.koilianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularWhen the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.here: womb.
- Luke 11:27κοιλίαkoilianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAs Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”here: womb
- Luke 23:29κοιλίαιkoiliainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralLook, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’here: wombs
John2 occurrences
- John 3:4κοιλίανkoiliannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”here: womb
- John 7:38κοιλίαςkoiliasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularWhoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”here: belly
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 3:2κοιλίαςkoiliasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAnd a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.here: womb
- Acts 14:8κοιλίαςkoiliasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularIn Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.here: [the] womb
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 6:13κοιλίᾳkoilianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular“Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.here: belly
- 1 Corinthians 6:13κοιλίαkoilianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular“Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.here: belly
Galatians1 occurrence
Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 10:9κοιλίαν,koiliannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”here: stomach,
- Revelation 10:10κοιλίαkoilianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularSo I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it; and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.here: stomach