Luke 16:22:14Luke.16.22.W14TAB
κόλπον
kolpon
“bosom”
- Transliteration
- KOL-pon
- Extended
- KOHl-pohn
- IPA
- /ˈkol.pon/
Meaning by language
- English
- bosom
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
KOL-pon
- sentence
e-GHE-ne-to de a-po-tha-NEIN ton ptō-KHON KAI a-pe-nekh-THÊ-nai au-TON hy-PO tōn an-GE-lōn eis ton KOL-pon a-bra-AM a-PE-tha-nen de KAI ho PLOU-si-os KAI e-TA-phē
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase εἰς τὸν κόλπον Ἀβραάμ {εἰς τὸν κόλπον Ἀβραάμ | eîs tòn kól-pon A-bra-ám} uses εἰς with the accusative to indicate motion into a place, and κόλπος “bosom” evokes intimate fellowship with Abraham.
In context — Luke 16:22
And it came about that the poor man died, and the angels carried him away into Abraham’s bosom ; and the rich man also died and was buried.
About this coordinate
Luke 16:22:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 16:22, so the Greek word κόλπον (kolpon) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.16.22.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.22.W14.S1) and character.