ΔΟΜΩΝ, δομων
DOMŌN, domōn
Sounds Like: doh-MOHN
Translations: building, constructing, Sodom
From the root: ΟΙΚΟΔΟΜΕΩ, ΣΟΔΟΜΑ
Part of Speech: Verb, Proper Noun
Explanation: This word has two distinct possibilities based on its form. It can be the present active participle, masculine, genitive plural of the verb ΟΙΚΟΔΟΜΕΩ (oikodomeō), meaning 'to build' or 'to construct'. In this sense, it refers to 'of those who are building' or 'of builders'. Alternatively, it can be the genitive plural of the proper noun ΣΟΔΟΜΑ (Sodoma), referring to the city of Sodom, meaning 'of Sodom'. The context of the sentence is crucial to determine the correct meaning.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Masculine, Genitive, Plural (from ΟΙΚΟΔΟΜΕΩ); or Genitive, Plural (from ΣΟΔΟΜΑ)
Strong’s numbers: G3618 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4602 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 11 — 4:99
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Ezra (Alpha) — 6:24
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΟΙΚΟΔΟΜΕΩ, ΣΟΔΟΜΑ, appear in our texts.
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