κόλπος

kolpos

bosom

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Strong’s G2859Noun, masculine6 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Luke3

John2

Acts1

Translated as

bosom4

lap1

a bay1

In the text

Luke 6:38κόλπον
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
John 1:18κόλπον
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
Acts 27:39κόλπον
When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

Abbott-Smith

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)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.