Greek · G11, G2859 · unreviewed

τὸν κόλπον Ἀβραάμ

Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch · the bosom; by analogy, a bay

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Ἀβραάμ G11 Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch
Pronunciation Abraám
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κόλπος G2859 the bosom; by analogy, a bay
Pronunciation kólpos
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What does τὸν κόλπον Ἀβραάμ (ton kolpon Abraam) mean in the Bible?

Ἀβραάμ · κόλπος is a Greek word meaning "Abraham’s bosom/side".

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Meaning

Abraham’s bosom/side
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:2 · Luke 16:25 · Luke 16:29 · John 8:39 · John 8:40 · John 8:52 · John 8:56 · Acts 7:16 · Rom 4:2 · Rom 4:3 · Gal 3:6 · Gal 4:22 · Heb 7:2 · Heb 7:4 · Heb 11:8 · Heb 11:17 18×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:1 · Matt 1:17 · Matt 8:11 · Matt 22:32 · Mark 12:26 · Luke 3:34 · Luke 13:16 · Luke 16:22 · Luke 19:9 · Luke 20:37 · John 8:33 · John 8:37 · John 8:39 · John 8:53 · Acts 3:13 · Acts 7:32 29×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 3:9 · Luke 1:55 · Luke 3:8 · Acts 7:2 · Acts 7:17 · Rom 4:9 · Rom 4:13 · Gal 3:8 · Gal 3:9 · Gal 3:16 · Gal 3:18 · Heb 6:13 · Heb 7:1 · 1 Pet 3:6 14×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 3:9 · Luke 1:73 · Luke 3:8 · Luke 13:28 · Luke 16:23 · John 8:57 · John 8:58 · Acts 3:25 · Rom 4:1 · Heb 7:6 10×
Vocative · Singular · Masculine Luke 16:24 · Luke 16:30
Cross-Language Connections

Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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