κώμης

komes

village

from κεῖμαι; a hamlet (as if laid down):--town, village.

G2968

John 7:42 · Word #14

Lexicon G2968

Lemmaκώμη
Transliterationkṓmē
Strong'sG2968
In-contextvillage
Literalvillage

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

Lemmaκώμη
Strong'sG2968

SIBI-P1 G2968-03

of the village-settlement

Morphological NotesNoun, genitive, feminine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,GFS,). The form κώμης indicates possession, source, or relation to one village.
Rendering RationaleThe 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.

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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