Koitē κοίτη
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| κοίτη | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | koitē |
| Strong's number | G2845 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | bed |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Romans (2) |
Koitē (Greek κοίτη, Strong's G2845) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “bed”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
κοίτη, -ης, ἡ (in Hom., κοῖτος)
[in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁכָּב, also for שְׁכָבָה, etc. ;]
a bed: Luk.11:7; esp. the marriage-bed: κ. ἀμίαντος, Heb.13:4; κ. ἔχειν, of a woman conceiving, Rom.9:10 (cf. peculiar phrases in LXX, Lev.15:18, al.); of illicit intercourse, pl., Rom.13:13.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁכָּב, also for שְׁכָבָה, etc. ;]
a bed: Luk.11:7; esp. the marriage-bed: κ. ἀμίαντος, Heb.13:4; κ. ἔχειν, of a woman conceiving, Rom.9:10 (cf. peculiar phrases in LXX, Lev.15:18, al.); of illicit intercourse, pl., Rom.13:13.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | bed (2), conceived (1), chambering (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | bed (1), conceived (1), sexual immorality (1), marriage bed (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Koitē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 11:7And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’
Romans
- Romans 9:10And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.
- Romans 13:13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 13:4Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).