1117. gomos
Berean Strong's Lexicon
gomos: Load, Cargo

Original Word: γόμος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: gomos
Pronunciation: GOH-mos
Phonetic Spelling: (gom'-os)
Definition: Load, Cargo
Meaning: a cargo, freight.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb "γομίζω" (gomizo), meaning "to load" or "to carry."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "gomos," the concept of cargo or burden can be related to Hebrew words like "מַשָּׂא" (massa, Strong's H4853), meaning burden or load.

Usage: The term "gomos" refers to a load or cargo, typically used in the context of goods being transported by ship. It conveys the idea of a burden or a collection of items being carried from one place to another.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, trade and commerce were vital for the economy, and shipping was a primary means of transporting goods across the Mediterranean. The term "gomos" would have been familiar to those involved in trade, as it described the valuable cargoes that ships carried. These cargoes could include a variety of goods such as grain, wine, oil, and other commodities essential for daily life and economic prosperity.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from gemó
Definition
a ship's freight, cargo
NASB Translation
cargo (1), cargoes (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1117: γόμος

γόμος, γομου, (γέμω);

a. the lading or freight of a ship, cargo, merchandise conveyed in a ship: Acts 21:3 (Herodotus 1, 194; (Aeschylus), Demosthenes, others; (in the Sept. the load of a beast of burden, Exodus 23:5; 2 Kings 5:17)).

b. any merchandise: Revelation 18:11f.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
cargo, freight, merchandise

From gemo; a load (as filling), i.e. (specially) a cargo, or (by extension) wares -- burden, merchandise.

see GREEK gemo

Forms and Transliterations
γομον γόμον γόμος γομφιασμόν εγομφίασαν gomon gómon
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 21:3 N-AMS
GRK: ἀποφορτιζόμενον τὸν γόμον
NAS: the ship was to unload its cargo.
KJV: was to unlade her burden.
INT: unloading the cargo

Revelation 18:11 N-AMS
GRK: ὅτι τὸν γόμον αὐτῶν οὐδεὶς
NAS: no one buys their cargoes any more--
KJV: buyeth their merchandise any more:
INT: because the cargo of them no one

Revelation 18:12 N-AMS
GRK: γόμον χρυσοῦ καὶ
NAS: cargoes of gold and silver
KJV: The merchandise of gold, and
INT: cargo of gold and

Strong's Greek 1117
3 Occurrences


γόμον — 3 Occ.

















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