"a bed, Lk. 11:7; the conjugal bed, Heb. 13:4; meton. sexual intercourse, concubitus; hence, lewdness, whoredom, chambering, Rom. 13:13; in NT conception, Rom. 9:10*"
Definition and meaning
a bed, Lk. 11:7; the conjugal bed, Heb. 13:4; meton. sexual intercourse, concubitus; hence, lewdness, whoredom, chambering, Rom. 13:13; in NT conception, Rom. 9:10*
In the original Greek the word is written: κοίτη
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of koite (G2845) across the King James Bible.
And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;
Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
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Common questions
Strong's G2845 (koite) is a Greek word that means: a bed, Lk. 11:7; the conjugal bed, Heb. 13:4; meton. sexual intercourse, concubitus; hence, lewdness, whoredom, chambering, Rom. 13:13; in NT conception, Rom. 9:10* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word koite (G2845) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2845 is koite, a Greek word defined as: a bed, Lk. 11:7; the conjugal bed, Heb. 13:4; meton. sexual intercourse, concubitus; hence, lewdness, whoredom, chambering, Rom. 13:13; in NT concepti. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
koite is a Greek word found in the New Testament.