Gomorrah
ΓόμορραStrong’s G1116Gomorra
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Gomorra is the Greek word usually translated “gomorrah”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;”
Meaning
Usually translated “gomorrah”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- gomorrah 3
- of gomorrah 1
- for gomorrah 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Romans 1
- 2 Peter 1
- Jude 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Jude 1:7In contextEven as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
- Matthew 10:15Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
- Mark 6:11And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
- Romans 9:29And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
Greek dictionary
Γόμορρα Gomorra · Gomorrah
Γόμορρα, -ας, ἡ, and -ων, τά (Heb. עֲמֹרָה), Gomorrah, one of the cities of the plain (Gen.19): Mat.10:15, Rom.9:29" (LXX), 2Pe.2:6, Ju 7.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.