noun · masculine
gomos
Greekγόμος (gomos)
Strong’sG1117
a cargo, freight
stem gom-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
γόμος, -ου, ὁ
(< γέμω), [in LXX: Ex 23:5, IV Ki 5:17 (מַשָּׂא) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1117 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidgom'-os
a load (as filling), i.e. (specially) a cargo, or (by extension) wares
Fromfrom G1073;
King Jamesburden, merchandise.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | gomos | gomois |
| object accusative | gomon3×γόμον | gomoin |
| direct address vocative | gomor | gomoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | gomou | gomoiu |
| to, for dative | gomo | gomoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
gomo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
gomon“cargo”objectaccusative singular3×
Acts 21:3“cargo”anafainaratois de tan Kupran kai kataleiparatois autan euōnuman plane eis Surian, kai katerchana eis Turan, ekeise gar tem ploiem ate apofortizerōtem ton gomon.After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
Revelation 18:11“cargo”Kai tois emporois tau gēau klaialō kai penthalō epi autan, hoti ton gomon autoiu oudenos agorazatō ouketi,And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo —
Revelation 18:12“cargo”gomon chrusou kai argurou kai lithou timiou kai margaritoiu kai bussineu kai porfurau kai sirikeu kai kokkineu, kai pantem xulem thuinem kai pantem skeuem elefantinem kai pantem skeuem ek xuleu timiotateu kai chalkou kai sidērou kai marmarou,cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;