κόλπῳ

kolpo

bosom

apparently a primary word; the bosom; by analogy, a bay:--bosom, creek.

G2859

John 13:23 · Word #11

Lexicon G2859

Lemmaκόλπος
Transliterationkólpos
Strong'sG2859
In-contextbosom
Literalbosom

Morphology N DAT M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaκόλπος
Strong'sG2859

SIBI-P1 G2859-01

in the bosom-fold

Morphological NotesNoun, dative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,DMS,); indicating location, sphere, or close association in or within a single "bosom" or fold.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering "bosom-fold" preserves the concrete image of κόλπος as the fold or hollow formed by a garment at the chest, extended metaphorically to a place of closeness or enclosure. The dative masculine singular form (κόλπῳ) is reflected by the prepositional sense "in," conveying the locative/associative force typical of the dative case.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root κόλπος (bosom, fold of garment, lap, inner recess, bay or inlet)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G2859-02 kolpois in the bosoms
G2859-03 kolpon the bosom-fold

Word Usage (6 occurrences of G2859)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Luke 6:38 κόλπον kolpon lap
Luke 16:22 κόλπον kolpon bosom
Luke 16:23 κόλποις kolpois bosom