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")