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κιβωτός

MainId: 002800000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: κ

StrongCodes: G2787

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 002800001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: κιβωτός
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -οῦ
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 002800001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 6.44
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Artifacts
  LEXSubDomains: Boats and Parts of Boats
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-10-07 10:48:12
    DefinitionShort: a large box-like structure (the vessel built by Noah)
    Glosses: ['boat', 'ship', 'the ark']
    Comments: The central meaning of κιβωτός is ‘box’ or ‘chest,’ but it was apparently applied to Noah’s ark in view of the type of construction and the fact that Noah’s ark resembled more a barge than a seagoing vessel. However, in view of the size of Noah’s ark, it is probably best in most languages to speak of it as a ‘ship.’
  LEXReferences: MAT 24:38, LUKE 17:27, HEB 11:7, 1PET 3:20
  LEXLinks: realia:8.1.3
2. LEXID: 002800001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 6.139
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Artifacts
  LEXSubDomains: Containers
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-10-07 10:48:12
    DefinitionShort: any box-like container, whether plain or elaborate; here, refers to the box used to hold the tablets of the Law
    Glosses: ['box', 'chest', 'coffer']
    Comments: In the NT κιβωτός[b] occurs only in the phrase κιβωτὸς τῆς διαθήκης ‘the box of the covenant,’ which was placed in the Holy of Holies of the Temple in Jerusalem and referred to also as being in the heavenly temple ({S:06601101900028}).|In the case of English some persons object to speaking of the so-called ‘ark of the Covenant’ as ‘the Covenant Box,’ since they assume that the English word ‘ark’ has some special meaning equivalent to the corresponding Greek or Hebrew terms. However, the term ‘ark’ in Old English and Middle English is simply a borrowing of Latin arca meaning ‘box, chest, coffer.’ In present-day English the term ark is known primarily from the context of ‘Noah’s ark.’
  LEXReferences: HEB 9:4, REV 11:19
  LEXLinks: realia:4.1