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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κιβωτός G2787
Pronunciation kibōtós
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 It ark 4× Matthew 24:38, Luke 17:27, Hebrews 9:4, Revelation 11:19
[while the] ark 1× 1 Peter 3:20
an ark 1× Hebrews 11:7
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 24:38 κιβωτόν to ark Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Luke 17:27 κιβωτόν to ark Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Hebrews 9:4 κιβωτὸν to ark Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Hebrews 11:7 κιβωτὸν to an ark Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 1 Peter 3:20 κιβωτοῦ to [while the] ark Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Revelation 11:19 κιβωτὸς to ark Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 24:38
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 5
Matthew 1 Luke 1 Hebrews 2 1 Peter 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
κιβωτόν 2x kibōton Matthew 24:38, Luke 17:27
κιβωτὸν 2x kibōton Hebrews 9:4, Hebrews 11:7
κιβωτὸς 1x kibōtos Revelation 11:19
κιβωτοῦ 1x kibōtou 1 Peter 3:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 4x Matthew 24:38, Luke 17:27, Hebrews 9:4, Hebrews 11:7
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x 1 Peter 3:20
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Revelation 11:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. ark: covenant
Strong's G2787
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 3 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
ark: covenant
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 24:38 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
κιβωτόν, kibwton
an ark
Read verse Luke 17:27 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
κιβωτόν, kibwton
an ark
Read verse Hebrews 9:4 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
κιβωτὸν kibwton
an ark
Read verse Hebrews 11:7 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
κιβωτὸν kibwton
an ark
Read verse 1 Peter 3:20 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
κιβωτοῦ, kibwtou
an ark
Read verse Revelation 11:19 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
κιβωτὸς kibwtov
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 patterns 3 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Accusative (4) Number pattern Singular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Rev 11:19 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine 1 Pet 3:20 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 24:38 · Luke 17:27 · Heb 9:4 · Heb 11:7 4×
Word Origins
κιβωτός is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain