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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, ἡ, 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:15 - I tell you the truth, the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah will be better off than such a town on the judgment day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:11 - But if any place refuses to welcome you or listen to you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:29 - And Isaiah said the same thing in another place:
“If the LORD of Heaven’s Armies
had not spared a few of our children,
we would have been wiped out like Sodom,
destroyed like Gomorrah.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:6 - Later, God condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and turned them into heaps of ashes. He made them an example of what will happen to ungodly people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:7 - And don’t forget Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, which were filled with immorality and every kind of sexual perversion. Those cities were destroyed by fire and serve as a warning of the eternal fire of God’s judgment.
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