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In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to denote sexual relations or the marriage bed. The term can carry both neutral and negative connotations, depending on the context, such as in discussions of marital intimacy or illicit sexual behavior.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek and Jewish culture, the bed was not only a piece of furniture but also a symbol of intimacy and rest. The marriage bed, in particular, was considered sacred, representing the union between husband and wife. The use of "κοίτη" in the New Testament reflects these cultural understandings, often highlighting the sanctity of marriage or warning against sexual immorality.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2749.htm">keimai</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a bed<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bed (2), conceived* (1), sexual promiscuity (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2845: κοίτη</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κοίτη</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κοίτης</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ΚΑΩ</span>, <span class="greek2">ΚΑΙΩ</span>, <span class="greek2">κεῖμαι</span> akin to <span class="greek2">κοιμάω</span>); from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span>, Odyssey 19, 341 down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> chiefly for <span class="hebrew">מִשְׁכָּב</span>, also for <span class="hebrew">שְׁכָבָה</span> etc.; <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> <span class="accented">a place for lying down, resting, sleeping in; a bed, couch</span>: <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">κοίτην</span> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">εἰμί</span></span>, V. 2 a.) <span class="greek2">εἰσιν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/luke/11-7.htm">Luke 11:7</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> specifically, <span class="accented">the marriage-bed,</span> as in the Tragg.: <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">κοίτην</span> <span class="greek2">μιαίνειν</span>, of adultery (<span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 2, 4, 5; <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, de fluv. 8, 3), <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/13-4.htm">Hebrews 13:4</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">c.</span> <span class="accented">cohabitation,</span> whether lawful or unlawful (<a href="/interlinear/leviticus/15-4.htm">Leviticus 15:4f, 21-25</a>, etc.; Wis. 3:13, 16; <span class="abbreviation">Euripides</span>, Med. 152; Alc. 249): plural <span class="accented">sexual intercourse</span> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">περιπατέω</span></span>, b. <span class="greek2">α</span>.), <a href="/interlinear/romans/13-13.htm">Romans 13:13</a> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">chambering</span>); by metonymy, of the cause for the effect we have the peculiar expression <span class="greek2">κοίτην</span> <span class="greek2">ἔχειν</span> <span class="greek2">ἐκ</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span>, <span class="accented">to have conceived by a man,</span> <a href="/interlinear/romans/9-10.htm">Romans 9:10</a>; <span class="greek2">κοίτη</span> <span class="greek2">σπέρματος</span>, <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/15-16.htm">Leviticus 15:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/22-4.htm">Leviticus 22:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/18-20.htm">Leviticus 18:20, 23</a> (here <span class="greek2">κοίτη</span> <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">σπερματισμόν</span>); on these phrases cf. Fritzsche, Commentary on <a href="/interlinear/romans/2.htm">Romans 2</a>, p. 291f.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>bed, chambering, cohabitation<p>From <a href="/greek/2749.htm">keimai</a>; a couch; by extension, cohabitation; by implication, the male sperm -- bed, chambering, X conceive. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2749.htm">keimai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κοιταις κοίταις κοίτας κοιτη κοίτη κοιτην κοίτην κοίτης κοιτών koitais koítais koite koitē koíte koítē koiten koitēn koíten koítēn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/11-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 11:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς τὴν <b>κοίτην</b> εἰσίν οὐ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and my children <span class="itali">and I are in bed;</span> I cannot<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> me in <span class="itali">bed;</span> I cannot rise<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in the <span class="itali">bed</span> are not<p><b><a href="/text/romans/9-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 9:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐξ ἑνὸς <b>κοίτην</b> ἔχουσα Ἰσαὰκ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> also, <span class="itali">when she had conceived</span> [twins] by one man,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> also <span class="itali">had conceived</span> by<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> by one <span class="itali">conception</span> having Issac<p><b><a href="/text/romans/13-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 13:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μέθαις μὴ <b>κοίταις</b> καὶ ἀσελγείαις</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and drunkenness, <span class="itali">not in sexual promiscuity</span> and sensuality,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not <span class="itali">in chambering</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/13-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> drinking not <span class="itali">in sexual immorality</span> and sensuality<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/13-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 13:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἡ <b>κοίτη</b> ἀμίαντος πόρνους</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> all, <span class="itali">and the [marriage] bed</span> [is to be] undefiled;<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> all, and <span class="itali">the bed</span> undefiled: but<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/13-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">bed [be]</span> undefiled the sexually immoral<p><b><a href="/greek/2845.htm">Strong's Greek 2845</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2845.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/koitais_2845.htm">κοίταις — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/koite__2845.htm">κοίτη — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/koite_n_2845.htm">κοίτην — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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