King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2787
Transliteration: kibōtos
Phonetic Spelling: (kib-o-tos')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a wooden box
Meaning: a wooden box
κιβωτός, κιβωτοῦ, ἡ (κιβος (cf. Suidas 2094 e.)), a wooden chest, box ((Hecataeus, 368 (Müller's Frag. i., p. 30), Simonides), Aristophanes, Lysias, Athen., Aelian, others): in the N. T., the ark of the covenant, in the temple at Jerusalem, Hebrews 9:4 (Philo, Josephus; the Sept. very often for אָרון); in the heavenly temple, Revelation 11:19; of Noah's vessel, built in the form of an ark, Matthew 24:38; Luke 17:27; Hebrews 11:7; 1 Peter 3:20 (4 Macc. 15:31; the Sept. for תֵּבָה).
Word Summary
kibōtos: a wooden box
Original Word: κιβωτόςTransliteration: kibōtos
Phonetic Spelling: (kib-o-tos')
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a wooden box
Meaning: a wooden box
Strong's Concordance
ark. Of uncertain derivation; a box, i.e. The sacred ark and that of Noah -- ark.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2787: κιβωτόςκιβωτός, κιβωτοῦ, ἡ (κιβος (cf. Suidas 2094 e.)), a wooden chest, box ((Hecataeus, 368 (Müller's Frag. i., p. 30), Simonides), Aristophanes, Lysias, Athen., Aelian, others): in the N. T., the ark of the covenant, in the temple at Jerusalem, Hebrews 9:4 (Philo, Josephus; the Sept. very often for אָרון); in the heavenly temple, Revelation 11:19; of Noah's vessel, built in the form of an ark, Matthew 24:38; Luke 17:27; Hebrews 11:7; 1 Peter 3:20 (4 Macc. 15:31; the Sept. for תֵּבָה).