δῶμα,
-τος,
τό, (
δέμω to build);
1. a building, house, (Homer and following).
2. a part of a building,
dining-room, hall, (Homer and following).
3. in the Scriptures equivalent to
גָּג,
house-top, roof [Winer's Grammar, 23]:
Matthew 24:17;
Mark 13:15;
Luke 5:19;
Luke 17:31. The house-tops of the Orientals were (and still are) level, and were frequented not only for walking but also for meditation and prayer:
Acts 10:9; hence,
ἐπὶ δωμάτων,
on the house-tops, i. e. in public:
Matthew 10:27;
Luke 12:3;
ἐπὶ τὸ δῶμα...
κατ’ ὀφθαλμοὺς παντὸς Ἰσραήλ,
2 Samuel 16:22.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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2 Samuel
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16:22
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Matthew
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10:27; 24:17
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Mark
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13:15
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Luke
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5:19; 12:3; 17:31
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Acts
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10:9
