δῶμα
dōma
housetop
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek term δῶμα (dōma) is a noun that conveys the idea of a housetop. It can be understood as the roof or upper surface of a house. The data indicates that this word is used seven times in the Bible, suggesting a relatively limited but concentrated usage. The significance of δῶμα lies in its association with specific contexts. It may refer to a location where people can be seen (e.g., someone on the housetop can observe their surroundings), and it could be a vantage point for prayer or spiritual practices (considering its usage in relation to other biblical imagery). However, without further contextual analysis, the specific nuances of δῶμα cannot be fully understood. Its relatively low frequency in the Bible implies that the concept of a housetop is secondary to other themes and motifs.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
7 total occurrences across the text
What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.
Matthew 24:17Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house.
Mark 13:15and let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house.
Luke 5:19Not finding a way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the middle before Jesus.
Luke 12:3Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light. What you have spoken in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
Luke 17:31In that day, he who will be on the housetop and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back.
Acts 10:9Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.