What does Γόμοῤῥα (Gómorrha) mean in the Bible?
e. Amorah), a place near the Dead Sea".
Greek · G1116
Γόμοῤῥα
Gomorrha (i.e. Amorah), a place near the Dead Sea
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ΓόμοῤῥαG1116
PronunciationGómorrha
What does Γόμοῤῥα (Gómorrha) mean in the Bible?
Γόμοῤῥα (Gómorrha) is a Greek word meaning "Gomorrha (i.e. Amorah), a place near the Dead Sea".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1116?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Gomorrah (4).
Where does Γόμοῤῥα (Gómorrha) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 10:15. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (1), Jude (1), Matthew (1), Romans (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 ItGomorrah4×Matthew 10:15, Romans 9:29, 2 Peter 2:6, Jude 1:7
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMatthew 10:15
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
Matthew1Romans12 Peter1Jude1
Source forms
Γόμορρα2xGomorraRomans 9:29, Jude 1:7
Γομόρρας1xGomorras2 Peter 2:6
Γομόρρων1xGomorrōnMatthew 10:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular2xRomans 9:29, Jude 1:7
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular1x2 Peter 2:6
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural1xMatthew 10:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Gomorrha (i.e. Amorah), a place near the Dead Sea
Source Gloss
Gomorrha (i.e. Amorah), a place near the Dead Sea
Extended definition
:--Gomorrha.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 10:15Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
Γομόρρωνgomorrwn
Gomorrah
Read verseMark 6:11Noun Dative Plural Neuter
Γομόρροιςgomorroiv
Gomorrah
Read verseRomans 9:29Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Γόμορραgomorra
Gomorrah
Read verse2 Peter 2:6Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Γομόρραςgomorrav
Gomorrah
Read verseJude 1:7Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Γόμορρα,gomorra
Gomorrah
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.
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.