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Lexicon :: Strong's G1116 - gomorra

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Γόμορρα
Transliteration
gomorra (Key)
Pronunciation
gom'-or-hrhah
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin עֲמֹרָה (H6017)
Strong’s Definitions

Γόμοῤῥα Gómorrha, gom'-or-hrhah; of Hebrew origin (H6017); Gomorrha (i.e. Amorah), a place near the Dead Sea:—Gomorrha.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G1116 in the following manner: Gomorrha (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G1116 in the following manner: Gomorrha (5x).
  1. Gomorrha = "submersion"

    1. a city in eastern part of Judah that was destroyed when the Lord rained fire and brimstone on it; now covered by the Dead Sea

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Γόμοῤῥα Gómorrha, gom'-or-hrhah; of Hebrew origin (H6017); Gomorrha (i.e. Amorah), a place near the Dead Sea:—Gomorrha.
STRONGS G1116:
Γόμορρα [or Γομόρρα, cf. Chandler § 167], -ας, , and -ων, τά, [cf. Buttmann, 18 (16); Tdf. Proleg., p. 116; WHs Appendix, p. 156], Gomorrah (עַמֹרָה, cf. עַזָּה Gaza), the name of a city in the eastern part of Judæa, destroyed by the same earthquake [cf. B. D. under the word Sea, The Salt] with Sodom and its neighbor cities: Genesis 19:24. Their site is now occupied by the Asphaltic Lake or Dead Sea [cf. BB. DD., see under the words, Gomorrah and Sodom]: Matthew 10:15; Mark 6:11 R L in brackets; Romans 9:29; 2 Peter 2:6; Jude 1:7.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
19:24
Matthew
10:15
Mark
6:11
Romans
9:29
2 Peter
2:6
Jude
1:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1116 matches the Greek Γόμορρα (gomorra),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:15 - Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:11 - And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:29 - And as Isaiah predicted,
“If the Lord of hosts had not left us offspring,
we would have been like Sodom
and become like Gomorrah.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:6 - if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly;[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:7 - just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire,[fn] serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.
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