κοίτηkoítē
a couch; by extension, cohabitation; by implication, the male sperm
Greek (New Testament) · G2845
Meanings
a bed: Luke 11:7; especially the marriage-bed: κ. ἀμίαντος, Hebrews 13:4; κ. ἔχειν, of a woman conceiving, Romans 9:10 (cf. peculiar phrases in LXX, Leviticus 15:18, and elsewhere); of illicit intercourse, plural, Romans 13:13.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Luke 11:7 And suppose he calls out from his bedroom, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is locked for the night, and my family and I are all in bed. I can’t help you.’
- Romans 9:10 This son was our ancestor Isaac. When he married Rebekah, she gave birth to twins.
- Romans 13:13 Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don’t participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy.
- Hebrews 13:4 Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.