Word Study · Strong's G1430 · Greek
δῶμα
doma
do'-mah
Strong's 1890 spelling: dōma
“properly, an edifice, i.e. (specially) a roof”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
properly, an edifice, i.e. (specially) a roof
Rendered in the KJV as
housetop.
- 7occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- δώματος3
- δῶμα2
- δωμάτων.1
- δωμάτων.¶1
How it is rendered · 3
- housetop5
- housetops!1
- housetops.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular3
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural2
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- N-GSN · 3
- N-ASN · 2
- N-GPN · 2
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Luke carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 10:27δωμάτων.dōmatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralWhat I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.here: housetops!
- Matthew 24:17δώματοςdōmatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularLet no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.here: housetop
Luke3 occurrences
- Luke 5:19δῶμαdōmanoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularbut they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.here: housetop
- Luke 12:3δωμάτων.¶dōmatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralWhat you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.here: housetops.
- Luke 17:31δώματοςdōmatosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularOn that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.here: housetop