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κώμη

kōmēvillageHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine27 occurrences5 books27 verses

Definition

κώμη, -ης, ἡ

[in LXX for בַּת, חָצֵר, עִיר, etc. ;]

a village or country town, prop, as opposite to a walled city: Matthew 14:15, Mark 6:6, al.; πόλεις καὶ κ., Matthew 9:35, al.; with the name added, Βηθλεέμ, John 7:42; Βηθανΐα, John 11:1; with the name of the district, τὰς κ. Καισαρίας, Mark 8:27; Σαμαρειτῶν, Luke 9:52, Acts 8:25

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κώμη:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

27 total
  1. Matthew 9:35κώμας · villages
    Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.
  2. Matthew 10:11κώμην · village
    Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.
  3. Matthew 14:15κώμας · villages
    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.”
  4. Matthew 21:2κώμην · village
    …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.
  5. Mark 6:6κώμας · from village to village
    And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.
  6. Mark 6:36κώμας · villages
    Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
  7. Mark 6:56κώμας · villages
    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.
  8. Mark 8:23κώμης · village
    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.
  9. Mark 8:26κώμην · village
    Jesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”
  10. Mark 8:27κώμας · villages
    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?”
  11. Mark 11:2κώμην · village
    …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.
  12. Luke 5:17κώμης · village
    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.
  13. Luke 8:1κώμην · village {to another}
    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,
  14. Luke 9:6κώμας · village to village
    So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.
  15. Luke 9:12κώμας · villages
    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.”
  16. Luke 9:52κώμην · a village
    He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.
  17. Luke 9:56κώμην · village
    And He and His disciples went on to another village.
  18. Luke 10:38κώμην · village
    As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
  19. Luke 13:22κώμας · villages
    Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem.
  20. Luke 17:12κώμην · [the] villages
    As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance
  21. Luke 19:30κώμην · village
    …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.
  22. Luke 24:13κώμην · a village
    That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.
  23. Luke 24:28κώμην · village
    As they approached the village where they were headed, He seemed to be going farther.
  24. John 7:42κώμης · village
    Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
  25. John 11:1κώμης · village
    At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
  26. John 11:30κώμην · village
    Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him.
  27. Acts 8:25κώμας · villages
    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.