Koítē — G2845

Definition

feminine noun

a couch; by extension, cohabitation; by implication, the male sperm

1. a place for lying down, resting, sleeping in
2. specifically, the marriage-bed, as in the Tragg
3. cohabitation, whether lawful or unlawful

Usually translated as

bed, chambering, conceive

Origin

from G2749

• keîmai (G2749)

Occurrences

Koítē occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (1), Romans (2), Hebrews (1)

• Luke 11:7 — And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed (κοίτην); I cannot rise and give thee.
• Romans 9:10 — And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived (κοίτην) by one, even by our father Isaac;
• Romans 13:13 — Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering (κοίταις) and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
• Hebrews 13:4 — Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed (κοίτη) undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.