What does Λώτ (Lṓt) mean in the Bible?
Λώτ (Lṓt) is a Greek word meaning "Lot, a patriarch".
Greek · G3091
Λώτ
Lot, a patriarch
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ΛώτG3091
PronunciationLṓt
What does Λώτ (Lṓt) mean in the Bible?
Λώτ (Lṓt) is a Greek word meaning "Lot, a patriarch".
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How does the BSB render G3091?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Lot (2), Lot’s (1), of Lot (1).
Where does Λώτ (Lṓt) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 17:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), 2 Peter (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 ItLot2×Luke 17:29, 2 Peter 2:7
Lot’s1×Luke 17:32
of Lot1×Luke 17:28
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 17:28
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Luke32 Peter1
Source forms
Λώτ2xLōtLuke 17:28, Luke 17:32
Λὼτ2xLōtLuke 17:29, 2 Peter 2:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular2xLuke 17:28, Luke 17:32
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular1x2 Peter 2:7
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular1xLuke 17:29
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Lot, a patriarch
Strong'sG3091
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms3 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
Lot, a patriarch
Extended definition
:--Lot.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 17:28Proper name
Λώτ·lwt
Lot
Read verseLuke 17:29Proper name
Λὼτlwt
Lot
Read verseLuke 17:32Proper name
Λώτ.lwt
Lot
Read verse2 Peter 2:7Proper name
Λώτ,lwt
Lot
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 forms4Case patternGenitive (2)Number patternSingular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineLuke 17:291×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineLuke 17:28 · Luke 17:322×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine2 Pet 2:71×
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