Dictionary entry

κόλπος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

κόλπος, -ου, ὁ,

[in LXX chiefly for חֵיק, חוֹק, חֵק;]

1. prop., the bosom: Jo 13:23; fig., of close association, ἐν (εἰς τὸν) τοῖς κ. Ἀβραάμ, Lk 16:22, 23 (cf. IV Mac 13:16); ὁ ὢν εἰς τὸν κ. τ. πατρός, Jo 1:18.

2. The bosom or fold of a loose garment falling over a girdle, used as a pocket, hence fig., εἰς τὸν κ. (Is 65:6, Je 39 (32):18): Lk 6:38.

3. A bosom-like hollow, as a bay or gulf: Ac 27:39.†