Lexical Definition

‎κόλπος‎ kólpos (kol'-pos) bosom ^G:N-M
apparently a primary word

bosom, creek.

• the bosom
• by analogy, a bay

Abbott-Smith

κόλπος, -ου, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for חֵיק, חוֹק, חֵק;]
1. prop., the bosom: Jo 13:23; fig., of close association, ἐν (εἰς τὸν) τοῖς κ. Ἀβραάμ, Lk 16:22, 23 (cf. IV Mac 13:16); ὁ ὢν εἰς τὸν κ. τ. πατρός, Jo 1:18.
2. The bosom or fold of a loose garment falling over a girdle, used as a pocket, hence fig., εἰς τὸν κ. (Is 65:6, Je 39 (32):18): Lk 6:38.
3. A bosom-like hollow, as a bay or gulf: Ac 27:39.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

κόλπος, ὁ,

bosom, lap, παῖδ᾽ ἐπὶ κόλπῳ ἔχουσα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἱμάντα τέῳ ἐγκάτθεο κ. put the girdle in thy bosom,[NT+6th c.BC+]; frequently of pet birds or animals, τρέφειν ἐν κ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; κυνίδιον ἐν κόλπῳ τιθηνούμενον lap-dog, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also τὰ ὑπὸ κόλπου, ={τὰ ἀφροδίσια}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

__2 = {αἰδοῖον γυναικεῖον}, especially vagina, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2.b κόλποι τῆς ὑστέρας supposed sinuses in the womb, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2.c in poets more vaguely of the whole sinus genitalis, womb, in plural, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, of the grave, σῶμα σὸν ἐν κόλποις.. γαῖα καλύπτει [Refs]; κ. ἡμερῶν, of the womb of time, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__2.d of other cavities, οἱ κ. τῆς κοιλίας, in the ἐχῖνος, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the ventricles of the heart, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II fold of a garment, especially as it fell over the girdle, frequently in plural, δεύοντο δὲ δάκρυσι κ. [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc.: also in singular, κ. βαθὺν καταλιπόμενος τοῦ κιθῶνος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κόλπον ἀνιεμένη letting down the bosom of her robe, i.e. baring her breast, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κρύψε δὲ παρθενίαν ὠδῖνα κόλποις, i.e. she concealed her pregnancy by the loose folds of her robe, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὑπὸ κόλπου (variant -ῳ) χεῖρας ἔχειν 'keep one's hand in one's pocket', of a stingy person, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ὑπὸ κόλπον [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III any bosom-like hollow:
__III.1 of the sea, first in a half-literal sense, of a sea-goddess, Θέτις δ᾽ ὑπεδέξατο κόλπῳ received him in her bosom, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__III.2 bay, gulf, Ἑρμιόνην Ἀσίνην τε, βαθὺν κατὰ κ. ἐχούσας, i.e. βαθὺν κατεχούσας κόλπον, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κ. Ῥέας, i.e. the Adriatic, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.3 vale, κ. Ἀργεῖος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.4 of a fortified site, salient, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__III.5 ὁ κ. τοῦ ἅρματος bottom of the chariot, [LXX]
__III.6 fistulous ulcer which spreads under the skin, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__IV in Tactics, enveloping force, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Luke.16.22 ☩ LXX.1Kgs.22.35}