G2836Greekkoilías

κοιλίας

a cavity, i.e., (especially) the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart

23
Total Occurrences
10
Books
0
Old Testament
23
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1the whole belly, the entire cavity
  • 2the upper [i.e., stomach] and the lower belly are distinguished
  • 3to be given up to the pleasures of the palate, to gluttony
  • 4of the uterus of animals
  • 5the lower belly, the lower region, the receptacle of the excrement
  • 6the gullet
  • 7the womb, the place where the foetus is conceived and nourished until birth
  • 8the innermost part of a man, the soul, heart as the seat of thought, feeling, choice

Etymology & Derivation

from ?????? ("hollow")