Lexical Definition
δῶμα dōma (do'-mah) housetop G:N-N
from
housetop.
- properly, an edifice, i.e. (specially) a roof
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| δῶμα | housetop | Luke.5.19 • Acts.10.9 |
| δώματοσ | a roof | LXX.Ps.102.7 |
| his roof | LXX.Neh.8.16 | |
| housetop | Matt.24.17 • Mark.13.15 • Luke.17.31 | |
| of a roof | LXX.Prov.25.24 | |
| roof | LXX.Josh.2.6 • LXX.Judg.16.27 • LXX.2Sam.11.2 • LXX.2Sam.11.2 • LXX.2Kgs.23.12 | |
| δώματι | roof | LXX.1Sam.9.25 • LXX.1Sam.9.26 |
| δώματα | domiciles | LXX.Mal.1.3 |
| roofs | LXX.Isa.22.1 • LXX.Zeph.1.5 | |
| δώματί | for your roof | LXX.Deut.22.8 |
| δώμα | roof | LXX.Josh.2.6 • LXX.Josh.2.8 • LXX.Judg.9.51 • LXX.2Sam.16.22 • LXX.2Sam.18.24 |
| δωμάτων | her roofs | LXX.Isa.15.3 |
| housetops | Matt.10.27 • Luke.12.3 | |
| on roofs | LXX.Ps.129.6 | |
| roofs | LXX.2Kgs.19.26 • LXX.2Chr.28.4 • LXX.Isa.37.27 • LXX.Jer.19.13 • LXX.Jer.48.38 | |
| their roofs | LXX.Jer.32.29 |
Abbott-Smith
δῶμα, -τος, τό (< δέμω, to build), [in LXX for גָּג ;]
chiefly in poets and late (not Attic) prose;
1. a house, hall.
2. In LXX (and Hom., Od., x, 554; cf. MGr., terrace), house-top: ἐπὶ τ. δῶμα, Lk 5:19, Ac 10:9; ἐπὶ τ. δώματος, -άτων, Mt 10:27 24:17, Mk 13:15, Lk 12:3 17:31.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 10:27 · 24:17 |
| Mark | 13:15 |
| Luke | 5:19 · 12:3 · 17:31 |
| Acts | 10:9 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
δῶμα, ατος, τό,
(δέμω) house, πατρώϊον ἵκετο δ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; mainly poetry, but once in [Refs 5th c.BC+], but never in Attic dialect Prose: also, chief room, hall, θάλαμον καὶ δ. καὶ αὐλήν [Refs 8th c.BC+]: hence, plural for a single house, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 of the gods, ἀθάνατοι Ὀλύμπια δώματ᾽ ἔχοντες [Refs 8th c.BC+]; frequently of Pluto, δῶμ᾽ Ἀΐδαο the nether world, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a temple, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 δῶμα Καδμεῖον, i.e. Thebes, [Refs]
__4 housetop, [LXX+NT+2nd c.AD+]
__II household, family, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare δῶ.
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Deut.22.8 ☩ Matt.24.17