What does δῶμα (dōma) mean in the Bible?
δῶμα (dōma): Flat eastern rooftop used as accessible outdoor space, not merely a roof covering structure.
Greek · G1430
δῶμα
Housetop
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δῶμαG1430
Pronunciationdōma
What does δῶμα (dōma) mean in the Bible?
δῶμα (dōma): Flat eastern rooftop used as accessible outdoor space, not merely a roof covering structure.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1430?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include housetop (3), housetops (2), roof (2).
Where does δῶμα (dōma) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 10:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Matthew (2), Acts (1), Mark (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 Ithousetop3×Matthew 24:17, Mark 13:15, Luke 17:31
housetops2×Matthew 10:27, Luke 12:3
roof2×Luke 5:19, Acts 10:9
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Matthew 10:27δωμάτωνtohousetopsNoun - Genitive Neuter PluralMatthew 24:17δώματοςtohousetopNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularMark 13:15δώματοςtohousetopNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularLuke 5:19δῶμαtoroofNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularLuke 12:3δωμάτωνtohousetopsNoun - Genitive Neuter PluralLuke 17:31δώματοςtohousetopNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularActs 10:9δῶμαtoroofNoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 10:27
Aligned rows7
Books represented4
Matthew2Mark1Luke3Acts1
Source forms
δώματος3xdōmatosMatthew 24:17, Mark 13:15, Luke 17:31
δῶμα2xdōmaLuke 5:19, Acts 10:9
δωμάτων2xdōmatōnMatthew 10:27, Luke 12:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular3xMatthew 24:17, Mark 13:15, Luke 17:31
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular2xLuke 5:19, Acts 10:9
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural2xMatthew 10:27, Luke 12:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Flat eastern rooftop used as accessible outdoor space, not merely a roof covering structure.
Strong'sG1430
Lexical occurrences7 versesGreek text appearances7 timesWord forms3 forms7 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 5:19Source Gloss
housetop
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Flat eastern rooftop used as accessible outdoor space, not merely a roof covering structure.
(δέμω, to build), [in LXX for גָּג ;] chiefly in poets and late (not Attic) prose;
1a house, hall.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 10:27Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
δωμάτων.dwmatwn
the top of the house
Read verseMatthew 24:17Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
δώματοςdwmatov
the top of the house
Read verseMark 13:15Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
δώματοςdwmatov
the top of the house
Read verseLuke 5:19Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
δῶμα,dwma
the top of the house
Read verseLuke 12:3Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
δωμάτων.dwmatwn
the top of the house
Read verseLuke 17:31Noun Genitive Singular Neuter
δώματος,dwmatov
the top of the house
Read verseActs 10:9Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
δῶμαdwma
the top of the house
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.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms7Case patternGenitive (5)Number patternSingular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · NeuterMatt 24:17 · Mark 13:15 · Luke 17:313×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterMatt 10:27 · Luke 12:32×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterLuke 5:19 · Acts 10:92×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Physical structure of house where men lower paralytic through tiles
Elevated position from which to flee during eschatological distress
Place of prayer and divine vision where Peter receives revelation
Public proclamation site, metaphorical place of public declaration
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
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