What does Σόδομα (Sódoma) mean in the Bible?
e. Sedom), a place in Palestine".
Greek · G4670
Σόδομα
Sodoma (i.e. Sedom), a place in Palestine
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Σόδομα G4670
Pronunciation Sódoma
What does Σόδομα (Sódoma) mean in the Bible?
Σόδομα (Sódoma) is a Greek word meaning "Sodoma (i.e. Sedom), a place in Palestine".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4670?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Sodom (5), for Sodom (3), of Sodom (1).
Where does Σόδομα (Sódoma) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 10:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3), Luke (2), 2 Peter (1), Jude (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 It Sodom 5× Matthew 11:23, Luke 17:29, Romans 9:29, Jude 1:7
for Sodom 3× Matthew 10:15, Matthew 11:24, Luke 10:12
of Sodom 1× 2 Peter 2:6
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 10:15 Σοδόμων to for Sodom Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Matthew 11:23 Σοδόμοις to Sodom Noun - Dative Neuter Plural Matthew 11:24 Σοδόμων to for Sodom Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Luke 10:12 Σοδόμοις to for Sodom Noun - Dative Neuter Plural Luke 17:29 Σοδόμων to Sodom Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Romans 9:29 Σόδομα to Sodom Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural 2 Peter 2:6 Σοδόμων to of Sodom Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Jude 1:7 Σόδομα to Sodom Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural Revelation 11:8 Σόδομα to Sodom Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 10:15
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 6
Matthew 3 Luke 2 Romans 1 2 Peter 1 Jude 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
Σοδόμων 4x Sodomōn Matthew 10:15, Matthew 11:24, Luke 17:29, 2 Peter 2:6
Σόδομα 3x Sodoma Romans 9:29, Jude 1:7, Revelation 11:8
Σοδόμοις 2x Sodomois Matthew 11:23, Luke 10:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural 4x Matthew 10:15, Matthew 11:24, Luke 17:29, 2 Peter 2:6
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural 3x Romans 9:29, Jude 1:7, Revelation 11:8
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural 2x Matthew 11:23, Luke 10:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Sodoma (i.e. Sedom), a place in Palestine
Strong's G4670
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Greek text appearances 10 times Word forms 3 forms 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
Sodoma (i.e. Sedom), a place in Palestine
Extended definition
:--Sodom.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
10 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 10:15 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
Σοδόμων sodomwn
Sodom
Read verse Matthew 11:23 Noun Dative Plural Neuter
Σοδόμοις sodomoiv
Sodom
Read verse Matthew 11:24 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
Σοδόμων sodomwn
Sodom
Read verse Mark 6:11 Noun Dative Plural Neuter
Σοδόμοις sodomoiv
Sodom
Read verse Luke 10:12 Noun Dative Plural Neuter
Σοδόμοις sodomoiv
Sodom
Read verse Luke 17:29 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
Σοδόμων, sodomwn
Sodom
Read verse Romans 9:29 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Σόδομα sodoma
Sodom
Read verse 2 Peter 2:6 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
Σοδόμων sodomwn
Sodom
Read verse Jude 1:7 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Σόδομα sodoma
Sodom
Read verse Revelation 11:8 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Σόδομα sodoma
Sodom
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 patterns 3 Aligned forms 9 Case pattern Genitive (4) Number pattern Plural (9)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Rom 9:29 · Jude 1:7 · Rev 11:8 3×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 10:15 · Matt 11:24 · Luke 17:29 · 2 Pet 2:6 4×
Dative · Plural · Neuter Matt 11:23 · Luke 10:12 2×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain