Gomorra Γόμορρα
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| Γόμορρα | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | Gomorra |
| Strong's number | G1116 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Gomorrah |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Gomorra (Greek Γόμορρα, Strong's G1116) is a place name in the New Testament, glossed “Gomorrah”. It occurs 5 times.
Definition
Γόμορρα, -ας, ἡ, and -ων, τά (Heb. עֲמֹרָה),
Gomorrah, one of the cities of the plain (Gen.19): Mat.10:15, Rom.9:29" (LXX), 2Pe.2:6, Ju 7.†
(AS)
Gomorrah, one of the cities of the plain (Gen.19): Mat.10:15, Rom.9:29" (LXX), 2Pe.2:6, Ju 7.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | gomorrha (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | gomorrah (4) |
Verses
Every verse with Gomorra, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 10:15Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
Mark
- Mark 6:11And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”
Romans
- Romans 9:29And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”
2 Peter
- 2 Peter 2:6And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;
Jude
- Jude 1:7Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).