κοιλίαkoilía
a cavity, i.e. (especially) the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart
Greek (New Testament) · G2836
Meanings
1. the belly (stomach or intestines or both): Matthew 12:40, Matthew 15:17, Mark 7:19, Luke 15:16, Romans 16:18, 1 Corinthians 6:13, Philippians 3:19, Revelation 10:9, Revelation 10:10.
2. (As often in LXX) the womb: Luke 1:41, Luke 1:42, Luke 1:44, Luke 2:21, Luke 11:27, Luke 23:29, John 3:4; ἐκ κ. μητρός (cf. Psalms 22:11, Job 1:21, and elsewhere), Matthew 19:12, Luke 1:15, Acts 3:2, Acts 14:8, Galatians 1:15.
3. Metaph. (as Heb. בֶּטֶן, cf. Job 15:35, Proverbs 20:27, Sirach 19:12), of the heart: John 7:38.
Where it appears
Appears 22 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 12:40 For as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.
- Matthew 15:17 “Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.
- Matthew 19:12 Some are born as eunuchs, some have been made eunuchs by others, and some choose not to marry for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let anyone accept this who can.”
- Mark 7:19 Food doesn’t go into your heart, but only passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.” (By saying this, he declared that every kind of food is acceptable in God’s eyes.)
- Luke 1:15 for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.
- Luke 1:41 At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.