noun · feminine
kōmas
Greekκώμη (kōmē)
Strong’sG2968
a village
stem kōm-27 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κώμη, -ης, ἡ,
[in LXX for בַּת, חָצֵר, עִיר, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2968 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidko'-may
a hamlet (as if laid down)
Fromfrom G2749;
King Jamestown, village.
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 | kōmas | kōmais |
| object accusative | kōman13×κώμην | kōmain10×κώμας |
| direct address vocative | kōmar | kōmair |
| of, belonging to genitive | kōmau4×κώμης | kōmaiu |
| to, for dative | kōma | kōmai |
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
kōma 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
27 occurrences, every one of them listed
kōman“village”objectaccusative singular13×
Matthew 10:11“village”eis han de an politan ē kōman eiserchaveia, exetazavar tinos en auta axios atō; kakei menavar heōs an exerchaveia.Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.
Matthew 21:2“village”legarōtos autoi; Poreuevōr eis tan kōman tan katenanti vu, kai eutheōs heuriskavi onan dirētan kai pōlon meta autau; luaratois agavar mi.saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.
Mark 8:26“village”kai apostelata auton eis oikon autou legarōtos; Mēde eis tan kōman eiserchaseia.Jesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”
Mark 11:2“village”kai legatō autoi; Hupagavōr eis tan kōman tan katenanti vu, kai euthuos eisporeuerōtois eis autan heuriskavi pōlon dirēton epi hon oudenos oupō anthrōpoiu kathizata; luavar auton kai feravōr.and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
Luke 8:1“village”Kai gineta en to kathexēs kai autos diodeuate kata politan kai kōman kērussarōtos kai euangelizerōtos tan basileian tou theou, kai tois dōdeka sun auto,Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,
Luke 9:52“village”kai apostelata angeloin pro prosōpeu autou. kai poreuiratois eiserchala eis kōman Samaritoiu, hōs hetoimazara auto;He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.
Luke 9:56“village”kai poreuila eis heteran kōman.And He and His disciples went on to another village.
Luke 10:38“village”En de te poreuerō autoin autos eiserchata eis kōman tinan; gunaikas de tinas onome Marthas hupodecheta auton.As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
Luke 17:12“village”kai eisercherōtou autou eis tinan kōman apantala deka leprois anērois, hois histanala porrōthen,As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance
Luke 19:30“village”legarōtos; Hupagavōr eis tan katenanti kōman, en ha eisporeuerōtois heuriskavi pōlon dirēton, epi hon oudenos pōpote anthrōpoiu kathizata, kai luaratois auton agavar.saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
Luke 24:13“village”Kai idou duo ek autoiu en auta ta hēmera ale poreuerōtois eis kōman apecharōtan stadioin hexēkonta apo Ierousalēm, ha onomem Emmaouas,That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
Luke 24:28“village”Kai engizala eis tan kōman hou poreuele, kai autos prospoieta porrōteron poreuerō.As they approached the village where they were headed, He seemed to be going farther.
John 11:30“village”oupō de erchatelē tos Iēsus eis tan kōman, alla ate ēti en to topo hopou hupantata auto tas Marthas.Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.
kōmau“village”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Mark 8:23“village”kai epilamberatos tau cheirau tou tuflou ekferata auton exō tau kōmau, kai ptuaratos eis teim ommeim autou, epititharatos tain cheirain auto, eperōtate auton; Ei tinem blepasō?So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.
Luke 5:17“village”Kai gineta en hena taiu hēmeraiu kai autos ate didaskarōtos, kai ale katherōtois Farisaiois kai nomodidaskalois hois ale ercharētois ek pantau kōmau tau Galilaiau kai Ioudaiau kai Ierousalēm; kai dunamias kuriou ate eis tem ierō auton.One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
John 7:42“village”ouk tas grafas legata hoti ek teu spermeu David, kai apo Bēthleem tau kōmau hopou ate David, erchetō tos christos?Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
John 11:1“village”Ate de tinos asthenarōtos, Lazaros apo Bēthaniau ek tau kōmau Mariau kai Marthau tau adelfau autau.At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
kōmain“villages”objectaccusative plural10×
Matthew 9:35“villages”Kai periagate tos Iēsus tain politain pantain kai tain kōmain, didaskarōtos en tai sunagōgai autoiu kai kērussarōtos tem euangeliem tau basileiau kai therapeuarōtos pantan nosan kai pantan malakian.Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.
Matthew 14:15“villages”opsēau de gineratau proserchala auto tois mathētois legarōtois; Erēmos atō tos topos kai tas hōras ēdē parerchata; apoluasar toin ochloin, hina apercharatois eis tain kōmain agorazaleia heautoi brōmeim.When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
Mark 6:6“villages”kai thaumazate dia tan apistian autoiu. Kai periagate tain kōmain kuklō didaskarōtos.And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.
Mark 6:36“villages”apoluasar autoin, hina apercharatois eis toin kuklō agroin kai kōmain agorazaleia heautoi tinem esthialeia.Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
Mark 6:56“villages”kai hopou an eisporeuete eis kōmain ē eis politain ē eis agroin en tai agorai tithale toin asthenarōtoin, kai parakalale auton hina kan teu kraspedeu teu himatieu autou hapteleia; kai hosois an haptela autou sōzile.And wherever He went — villages and towns and countrysides — they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
Mark 8:27“villages”Kai exerchata tos Iēsus kai tois mathētois autou eis tain kōmain Kaisareiau tau Filippou; kai en ta hoda eperōtate toin mathētoin autou legarōtos autoi; Tinon min legalō tois anthrōpois arō?Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?”
Luke 9:6“villages”exercherōtois de dierchele kata tain kōmain euangelizerōtois kai therapeuarōtois pantachou.So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.
Luke 9:12“villages”Tas de hēmeras archeta klinarō; prosercharatois de tois dōdeka legala auto; Apoluasar ton ochlon, hina poreuiratois eis tain kuklō kōmain kai agroin katalualeia kai heuriskaleia episitismon, hoti hōde en erēmo topo anō.As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”
Luke 13:22“villages”Kai diaporeuete kata politain kai kōmain didaskarōtos kai poreian poierōtos eis Hierosolumeim.Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem.
Acts 8:25“villages”Tois men oun diamartureratois kai lalaratois ton logon tou kuriou hupostrefale eis Hierosolumeim, pollain tē kōmain toiu Samaritoiu euangelizele.And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.