ΓΟΛΓΟΜΗΣ, γολγομης
GOLGOMĒS, golgomēs
Sounds Like: gol-GOH-thas
Translations: Golgotha
From the root: ΓΟΛΓΟΘΑ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word refers to Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified. Its name means 'place of a skull' or 'skull hill', likely due to its shape or the presence of skulls. It is used in the New Testament to denote this specific location outside Jerusalem.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1115 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 7:178
From the same root
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