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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1430. δῶμα (dóma) -- Roof, housetop</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1430.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/27-8.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1430.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1430</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1429.htm" title="1429">◄</a> 1430. dóma <a href="../greek/1431.htm" title="1431">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">dóma: Roof, housetop</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">δῶμα</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>dóma<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>DOH-mah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(do'-mah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Roof, housetop<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>the roof (of a house), the top of the house.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the base of δέω (deo), meaning "to bind" or "to build."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often used in the Old Testament is גָּג (gag), Strong's Hebrew 1406, which also means "roof" or "housetop."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "dóma" refers to the roof or the top of a house. It is used to describe the flat roofs common in ancient Near Eastern architecture, which were often used as additional living space or for various activities.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman culture, houses typically had flat roofs. These roofs were accessible by an external staircase and were used for a variety of purposes, including drying produce, sleeping during hot weather, and as a place of prayer or solitude. The roof was an integral part of daily life and social interaction in these communities.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>1430</b> <i>dṓma</i> (from <i>demō</i>, "to build a house") – the <i>roof</i>-area of a flat-roof house. Flat housetops were ideal on hot summer nights for <i>sleeping</i> and passing on information "from one housetop to another."</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from demó (to build)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a house, a housetop<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>housetop (4), housetops (2), roof (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1430: δῶμα</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">δῶμα</span></span>, <span class="greek2">δώματος</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (<span class="greek2">δέμω</span>, to build); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">a building, house,</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> and following). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> a part of a building, <span class="accented">dining-room, hall,</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> and following). <p><span class="textheading">3.</span> in the Script. equivalent to <span class="greek2">γααγ</span> <span class="accented">house-top, roof</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 23): <a href="/interlinear/matthew/24-17.htm">Matthew 24:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/13-15.htm">Mark 13:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/5-19.htm">Luke 5:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/17-31.htm">Luke 17:31</a>. The house-tops of the Orientals were (and still are) level, and were frequented not only for walking but also for meditation and prayer: <a href="/interlinear/acts/10-3.htm">Acts 10:3</a>; hence, <span class="greek2">ἐπί</span> <span class="greek2">δωμάτων</span>, <span class="accented">on the house-tops,</span> i. e. <span class="accented">in public</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/10-27.htm">Matthew 10:27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/12-3.htm">Luke 12:3</a>; <span class="greek2">ἐπί</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">δῶμα</span> ... <span class="greek2">κατ'</span> <span class="greek2">ὀφθαλμούς</span> <span class="greek2">παντός</span> <span class="greek2">Ἰσραήλ</span>, <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/16-22.htm">2 Samuel 16:22</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>housetop. <p>From demo (to build); properly, an edifice, i.e. (specially) a roof -- housetop. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>δωμα δώμα δῶμα δώματα δώματι δώματί δωματος δώματος δωματων δωμάτων doma dôma dōma dō̂ma domaton domáton dōmatōn dōmátōn domatos dōmatos dṓmatos<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/10-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 10:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural">N-GNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τῶν <b>δωμάτων</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> proclaim <span class="itali">upon the housetops.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [that] preach ye upon <span class="itali">the housetops.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/10-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> upon the <span class="itali">housetops</span><p><b><a href="/text/matthew/24-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 24:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τοῦ <b>δώματος</b> μὴ καταβάτω</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Whoever <span class="itali">is on the housetop</span> must not go down<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Let him which is on <span class="itali">the housetop</span> not<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/24-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> on the <span class="itali">housetop</span> not let him come down<p><b><a href="/text/mark/13-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 13:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τοῦ <b>δώματος</b> μὴ καταβάτω</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who <span class="itali">is on the housetop</span> must not go down,<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that is on <span class="itali">the housetop</span> not<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/13-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> upon the <span class="itali">housetop</span> not let him come down<p><b><a href="/text/luke/5-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 5:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τὸ <b>δῶμα</b> διὰ τῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> they went <span class="itali">up on the roof</span> and let him down<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon <span class="itali">the housetop,</span> and let<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/5-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> on the <span class="itali">housetop</span> through the<p><b><a href="/text/luke/12-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 12:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural">N-GNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τῶν <b>δωμάτων</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will be proclaimed <span class="itali">upon the housetops.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon <span class="itali">the housetops.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> upon the <span class="itali">housetops</span><p><b><a href="/text/luke/17-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 17:31</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τοῦ <b>δώματος</b> καὶ τὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the one who <span class="itali">is on the housetop</span> and whose<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall be upon <span class="itali">the housetop,</span> and his<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/17-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> on the <span class="itali">housetop</span> and the<p><b><a href="/text/acts/10-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 10:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τὸ <b>δῶμα</b> προσεύξασθαι περὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> went <span class="itali">up on the housetop</span> about<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon <span class="itali">the housetop</span> to pray<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/10-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> on the <span class="itali">housetop</span> to pray about<p><b><a href="/greek/1430.htm">Strong's Greek 1430</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1430.htm">7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/do_ma_1430.htm">δῶμα — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/do_mato_n_1430.htm">δωμάτων — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/do_matos_1430.htm">δώματος — 3 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1429.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1429"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1429" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1431.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1431"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1431" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>