What does κιβωτός (kibōtós) mean in the Bible?
κιβωτός (kibōtós) is a Greek word meaning "ark: covenant".
Greek · G2787
κιβωτός
Ark: covenant
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κιβωτόςG2787
Pronunciationkibōtós
What does κιβωτός (kibōtós) mean in the Bible?
κιβωτός (kibōtós) is a Greek word meaning "ark: covenant".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2787?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include ark (4), [while the] ark (1), an ark (1).
Where does κιβωτός (kibōtós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 24:38. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (2), 1 Peter (1), Luke (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itark4×Matthew 24:38, Luke 17:27, Hebrews 9:4, Revelation 11:19
[while the] ark1×1 Peter 3:20
an ark1×Hebrews 11:7
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 24:38κιβωτόνtoarkNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularLuke 17:27κιβωτόνtoarkNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularHebrews 9:4κιβωτὸνtoarkNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularHebrews 11:7κιβωτὸνtoan arkNoun - Accusative Feminine Singular1 Peter 3:20κιβωτοῦto[while the] arkNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularRevelation 11:19κιβωτὸςtoarkNoun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 24:38
Aligned rows6
Books represented5
Matthew1Luke1Hebrews21 Peter1Revelation1
Source forms
κιβωτόν2xkibōtonMatthew 24:38, Luke 17:27
κιβωτὸν2xkibōtonHebrews 9:4, Hebrews 11:7
κιβωτὸς1xkibōtosRevelation 11:19
κιβωτοῦ1xkibōtou1 Peter 3:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular4xMatthew 24:38, Luke 17:27, Hebrews 9:4, Hebrews 11:7
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular1x1 Peter 3:20
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular1xRevelation 11:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. ark: covenant
Strong'sG2787
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms3 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
ark: covenant
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 24:38Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
κιβωτόν,kibwton
an ark
Read verseLuke 17:27Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
κιβωτόν,kibwton
an ark
Read verseHebrews 9:4Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
κιβωτὸνkibwton
an ark
Read verseHebrews 11:7Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
κιβωτὸνkibwton
an ark
Read verse1 Peter 3:20Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
κιβωτοῦ,kibwtou
an ark
Read verseRevelation 11:19Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
κιβωτὸςkibwtov
an ark
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms6Case patternAccusative (4)Number patternSingular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineRev 11:191×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine1 Pet 3:201×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 24:38 · Luke 17:27 · Heb 9:4 · Heb 11:74×
Word Origins
κιβωτός is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
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