Meanings
prepositional phrase
- idiomaticNo longer living; dead.
Origin
Biblical phrase; see Bosom of Abraham.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Greek στους κόλπους του Αβραάμ
- στους κόλπους του Αβραάμ (stous kólpous tou Avraám)no longer living
Italian accanto ad Abramo, sul seno di Abramo
- accanto ad Abramono longer living
- sul seno di Abramono longer living
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