Strong G1471ἔγκυος

pregnant

Transliteration
egkuos
Pronunciation
eng'-koo-os
Morphology
Greek Adjective

Definition

From G1722 and the base of G2949; swelling inside that is pregnant: - great with child.

Detailed definition

ἔγκυος, see: ἐνκ-.
ἔνκυoς (Rec. ἐγκ-, see: ἐν), -ον
(κύω, to conceive), [in LXX: Sir.42:10 *;]
pregnant, big with child : Luk.2:5.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G1471 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • child1

First verses

  1. Luke 2:5
    To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἔγκῠος, ον,
(κύω) ={ἐγκύμων}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.5, 6.131, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 5.42, etc.)]; πῶλος ἡσυχίης ἔγκυος, of the Trojan horse, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 9.156 (1st c.AD: Antiphilus Epigrammaticus); γαστρὸς ἀπωσαμέναν μόρον ἔγκυον, of one dying in child-birth, “Epigr Gr.” 238 (from Smyrna),compare “IG” 12(7).301 (from Amorgos).)]
2 of plants, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 595b27.)]