Dōma δῶμα
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| δῶμα | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | dōma |
| Strong's number | G1430 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | housetop |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (3) |
Dōma (Greek δῶμα, Strong's G1430) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “housetop”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
δῶμα, -τος, τό
(δέμω, to build), [in LXX for גָּג ;]
chiefly in poets and late (not Attic) prose;
1. a house, hall.
2. In LXX (and Hom., Od., x, 554; cf. MGr., terrace), house-top: ἐπὶ τ. δῶμα, Luk.5:19, Act.10:9; ἐπὶ τ. δώματος, -άτων, Mat.10:27 24:17, Mrk.13:15, Luk.12:3 17:31.†
(AS)
(δέμω, to build), [in LXX for גָּג ;]
chiefly in poets and late (not Attic) prose;
1. a house, hall.
2. In LXX (and Hom., Od., x, 554; cf. MGr., terrace), house-top: ἐπὶ τ. δῶμα, Luk.5:19, Act.10:9; ἐπὶ τ. δώματος, -άτων, Mat.10:27 24:17, Mrk.13:15, Luk.12:3 17:31.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | housetop (5), housetops (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | housetop (3), housetops (2), roof (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Dōma, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 10:27What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
- Matthew 24:17Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.
Mark
- Mark 13:15And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house.
Luke
- Luke 5:19And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
- Luke 12:3Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
- Luke 17:31In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.
Acts
- Acts 10:9On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
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).