κώμης
komes
village
from κεῖμαι; a hamlet (as if laid down):--town, village.
John 11:1 · Word #10
Lexicon G2968
| Lemma | κώμη |
| Transliteration | kṓmē |
| Strong's | G2968 |
| In-context | village |
| Literal | village/town |
Morphology N GEN F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | κώμη |
| Strong's | G2968 |
SIBI-P1 G2968-03
of the village-settlement
| Root | κώμη (kōmē) |
| Core Meanings | village, hamlet, rural settlement, country dwelling-place |
| Semantic Range | village, hamlet, rural settlement, country district in contrast to a city (πόλις) |
| Conceptual Significance | In the Gospels and Acts, κώμη distinguishes small rural communities from major cities, highlighting the spread of the message beyond urban centers into agrarian and peripheral regions of Israel and the surrounding lands. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun, genitive, feminine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,GFS,). The form κώμης indicates possession, source, or relation to one village. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering "village-settlement" preserves the concrete sense of a small rural habitation, reflecting the term’s likely connection to κεῖμαι ("to lie, be laid down"), suggesting a place laid out or situated in the countryside. The genitive feminine singular form is represented by "of the," marking possession or association with a single village. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root κώμη (village, hamlet, rural settlement, country dwelling-place)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G2968-01 |
komas | the village-settlements |
G2968-02 |
komen | a laid-down village |
Word Usage (27 occurrences of G2968)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 9:35 | κώμας | komas | |
| Matthew 10:11 | κώμην | komen | |
| Matthew 14:15 | κώμας | komas |