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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ΣόδομαG4670
PronunciationSódoma
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 ItSodom5×Matthew 11:23, Luke 17:29, Romans 9:29, Jude 1:7
for Sodom3×Matthew 10:15, Matthew 11:24, Luke 10:12
of Sodom1×2 Peter 2:6
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Matthew 10:15Σοδόμωνtofor SodomNoun - Genitive Neuter PluralMatthew 11:23ΣοδόμοιςtoSodomNoun - Dative Neuter PluralMatthew 11:24Σοδόμωνtofor SodomNoun - Genitive Neuter PluralLuke 10:12Σοδόμοιςtofor SodomNoun - Dative Neuter PluralLuke 17:29ΣοδόμωνtoSodomNoun - Genitive Neuter PluralRomans 9:29ΣόδομαtoSodomNoun - Nominative Neuter Plural2 Peter 2:6Σοδόμωνtoof SodomNoun - Genitive Neuter PluralJude 1:7ΣόδομαtoSodomNoun - Nominative Neuter PluralRevelation 11:8ΣόδομαtoSodomNoun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 10:15
Aligned rows9
Books represented6
Matthew3Luke2Romans12 Peter1Jude1Revelation1
Source forms
Σοδόμων4xSodomōnMatthew 10:15, Matthew 11:24, Luke 17:29, 2 Peter 2:6
Σόδομα3xSodomaRomans 9:29, Jude 1:7, Revelation 11:8
Σοδόμοις2xSodomoisMatthew 11:23, Luke 10:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural4xMatthew 10:15, Matthew 11:24, Luke 17:29, 2 Peter 2:6
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural3xRomans 9:29, Jude 1:7, Revelation 11:8
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural2xMatthew 11:23, Luke 10:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Sodoma (i.e. Sedom), a place in Palestine
Strong'sG4670
Lexical occurrences9 versesGreek text appearances10 timesWord forms3 forms9 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
Sodoma (i.e. Sedom), a place in Palestine
Extended definition
:--Sodom.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 10:15Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
Σοδόμωνsodomwn
Sodom
Read verseMatthew 11:23Noun Dative Plural Neuter
Σοδόμοιςsodomoiv
Sodom
Read verseMatthew 11:24Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
Σοδόμωνsodomwn
Sodom
Read verseMark 6:11Noun Dative Plural Neuter
Σοδόμοιςsodomoiv
Sodom
Read verseLuke 10:12Noun Dative Plural Neuter
Σοδόμοιςsodomoiv
Sodom
Read verseLuke 17:29Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
Σοδόμων,sodomwn
Sodom
Read verseRomans 9:29Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Σόδομαsodoma
Sodom
Read verse2 Peter 2:6Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
Σοδόμωνsodomwn
Sodom
Read verseJude 1:7Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Σόδομαsodoma
Sodom
Read verseRevelation 11:8Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Σόδομαsodoma
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 patterns3Aligned forms9Case patternGenitive (4)Number patternPlural (9)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · NeuterRom 9:29 · Jude 1:7 · Rev 11:83×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterMatt 10:15 · Matt 11:24 · Luke 17:29 · 2 Pet 2:64×
Dative · Plural · NeuterMatt 11:23 · Luke 10:122×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.