- Original: κόλπος - Transliteration: Kolpos - Phonetic: kol'-pos - Definition: 1. the front of the body between the arms 2. the bosom of a garment, i.e. the hollow formed by the upper forepart of a rather loose garment bound by a girdle or sash, used for keeping and carrying things (the fold or pocket) 3. a bay of the sea - Origin: apparently a primary word - TDNT entry: 16:44,5 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Apparently a primary word; the bosom; by analogy a bay: - bosom creek. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • bosom, 2 Joh 1:18; Joh 13:23 • creek, 1 Act 27:39