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κόλπος

MainId: 002873000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: κ

StrongCodes: G2859

Notes: {'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'According to ancient Jewish tradition, the end of the age would be characterized by a heavenly feast to be enjoyed by the righteous. This would be presided over by Abraham, and therefore to go to Abrahams bosom would be equivalent to being an honored guest at this celestial banquet.'}

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 002873001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: κόλπος

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ου

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 002873001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 8.39

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Body, Body Parts, and Body Products

      LEXSubDomains: Parts of the Body

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-10-15 11:49:50

         DefinitionShort: the region of the body extending from the breast to the legs, especially when a person is in a seated position

         Glosses: ['bosom', 'lap']

         Comments: The term κόλπος occurs in several idiomatic phrases in the NT. For example, the expression ‘who was in the bosom of the Father’ in {S:04300101800022} denotes an association of intimacy and affection (see {D:34.18}). In a context referring to the position of a person at a meal (as in {S:04301302300020}), κόλπος indicates an honored place (see {D:17.25}). In {S:04201602200028} κόλπος Ἀβραάμ signifies the heavenly abode (see {D:1.16}).

      LEXReferences: LUKE 16:22, LUKE 16:23, YHN 1:18, YHN 13:23

   2. LEXID: 002873001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 6.181

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Artifacts

      LEXSubDomains: Cloth, Leather, and Objects Made of Such Materials

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-10-15 11:49:50

         DefinitionShort: the fold of a garment forming a type of pocket or container

         Glosses: fold

      LEXReferences: LUKE 6:38

   3. LEXID: 002873001003000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 1.74

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Geographical Objects and Features

      LEXSubDomains: Bodies of Water

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-10-15 11:49:50

         DefinitionShort: a part of the sea which is partially enclosed by land

         Glosses: ['bay', 'gulf']

         Comments: A ‘bay’ may be described as ‘a protected area of the sea’ or ‘a part of the sea protected by land.’

      LEXReferences: ACTs 27:39

   4. LEXID: 002873001004000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 1.16

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Geographical Objects and Features

      LEXSubDomains: Regions Above the Earth

      LEXCollocations: ὁ κόλπος Ἀβραάμ

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-10-15 11:49:50

         DefinitionShort: (an idiom, literally: Abraham’s bosom) the heavenly abode, with the implication of close interpersonal relations

         Glosses: ['Abraham’s bosom', 'heaven']

         Comments: A literal rendering of κόλπος Ἀβραάμ as ‘the bosom of Abraham’ or ‘the lap of Abraham’ is often misleading. In some languages it may even suggest homosexuality, and in other cases it implies that Lazarus was either a baby or was changed into a baby in heaven. Since κόλπος Ἀβραάμ is generally interpreted as a reference to the eschatological heavenly feast,{N:001} one may be justified in rendering {S:04201602200028} as in TEV ‘the poor man died and was carried by the angels to sit beside Abraham at the feast in heaven.’ In some languages κόλπος Ἀβραάμ in this context is translated as ‘he was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side’ or ‘… to be with Abraham.’

      LEXReferences: LUKE 16:22, LUKE 16:23