2 Peter 2:6:52 Pet.2.6.W5TAB
Γομόρρας
gomorras
“of Gomorrah”
- Transliteration
- go-MO-rras
- Extended
- goh-MOH-rras
- IPA
- /goˈmor.ras/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Gomorrah
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
go-MO-rras
- sentence
KAI PO-leis so-DO-mōn KAI go-MO-rras te-PHRŌ-sas ka-ta-stro-PHÊ ka-TE-kri-nen hy-PO-deig-ma mel-LON-tōn a-se-BE-sin te-thei-KŌS
Exegesis
The nominative plural poleis {πόλεις | pó-leis} ‘cities’ is specified by the genitive feminine plural proper names Sodomōn {Σοδόμων | So-dó-mōn} and Gomorras {Γομόρρας | Go-mó-rras}.
In context — 2 Peter 2:6
And having turned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, He condemned them by means of destruction , setting their fate as an example for those who would live ungodly lives.
About this coordinate
2 Peter 2:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Peter 2:6, so the Greek word Γομόρρας (gomorras) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Pet.2.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Pet.2.6.W5.S1) and character.