Lexicon
κοίτη
koitē
G2845
G:N-F Greek

bed

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koite denotes a bed, used for a place of rest and marriage and in contexts of sexual conduct or conception.

The attested uses show a bed as a place where children lie down and as the marriage bed; the term also occurs in contexts of prohibited conduct and conception, where the APB’s wording leaves its precise contribution less explicit.

Senses in use

  1. Bed for rest or marriage · common

    In Luke 11:7, the accusative singular occurs in the statement that the speaker’s children are with him; the APB renders the setting as “in bed.” In Hebrews 13:4, the nominative singular stands in the clause about marriage, which the APB renders as “the marriage bed is to be kept undefiled.”

  2. Bed in sexual or conception contexts · common

    In Romans 13:13, the dative plural appears in a list of conduct rejected for proper daytime walking; the APB renders the list item “not in beds and debaucheries.” In Romans 9:10, the accusative singular occurs in the statement that Rebekah had conceived children by one man, though the APB does not isolate a corresponding English word for the term.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “in bed,” “the marriage bed,” and “beds” in Luke 11:7, Hebrews 13:4, and Romans 13:13. In Romans 9:10, its conception wording does not separately display the term.

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