ΚΟΙΛΊΑ: κοιλία, -ας, ἡ [ (< κοῖλος, hollow), [in LXX chiefly for בֶּטֶן, מֵעִים, קֶרֶב, De 7:13, II Ki 7:12, Ge 41:21, al.; also (Jb 3:11 10:18 31:15 38:8) for רֶחֶם;] ] 1. . the belly (stomach or intestines or both): Mt 12:40 15:17, Mk 7:19, Lk 15:16, Ro 16:18, I Co 6:13, Phl 3:19, Re 10:9, 10.
2. . (As often in LXX) the womb: Lk 1:41, 42, 44 2:21 11:27 23:29, Jo 3:4; ἐκ κ. μητρός (cf. Ps 21 (22):11, Jb 1:21, al.), Mt 19:12, Lk 1:15, Ac 3:2 14:8, Ga 1:15.
3. . Metaph. (as Heb. בֶּטֶן, cf. Jb 15:35, Pr 20:27, Si 19:12), of the heart: Jo 7:38.†