κιβωτός
kibōtos
“ark: covenant”
Definition
a box, i.e. the sacred ark and that of Noah
of uncertain derivation;
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
κιβωτός appears 6 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built.In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
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