3091. Lót

Lexical Summary

Lót: Lot

Original Word: Λώτ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Lót
Pronunciation: loht
Phonetic Spelling: (lote)
KJV: Lot
NASB: lot, Lot's
Word Origin: [of Hebrew origin (H3876 (לוֹט - lot))]

1. Lot, a patriarch

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Lot.

Of Hebrew origin (Lowt); Lot, a patriarch -- Lot.

see HEBREW Lowt

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of Hebrew origin Lot
Definition
Lot, a patriarch
NASB Translation
lot (3), Lot's (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3091: Λώτ

Λώτ, ὁ (לוט, a covering, a veil) (indeclinable; cf. B. D.), Lot, the son of Haran the brother of Abraham (Genesis 11:27, 31; Genesis 12:4ff; 13:1ff; 14:12ff; 19:1ff): Luke 17:28f, 32: 2 Peter 2:7.

STRONGS NT 3091a: ΜΜ, Mu: on its (Alexandrian, cf. Sturz, De dial. Maced. et Alex., p. 130f) retention in such forms as λήμψομαι, ἀνελήμφθη, προσωπολήμπτης, ἀνάλημψις, and the like, see (the several words in their places, and) Winers Grammar, 48; Buttmann, 62 (54); especially Tdf. Proleg., p. 72; Kuenen and Cobet, Praef., p. lxx.; Scrivener, Collation etc., p. 55f, and Introduction, p. 14; Fritzsche, Romans, vol. i., p. 110; on (γ( or (μμ( in perfect passive participle (e. g. διεστραμμένος, περιρεραμμενος, etc., see each word in its place, and) cf. WH's Appendix, p. 170f; on the dropping of mu μ' in ἐμπλημι, ἐμπιπράω, see the words.)

Topical Lexicon

Name and Identity

Lot is the nephew of Abram (later Abraham), the son of Haran, and the father of the Moabites and Ammonites through his daughters (Genesis 11–19). His name appears four times in the Greek New Testament as Λώτ (Strong’s Greek 3091).

Old Testament Background

1. Migration with Abram from Ur to Canaan (Genesis 11:31–12:5).
2. Separation from Abram over grazing land, choosing the well-watered Jordan plain and settling near Sodom (Genesis 13:5-13).
3. Rescue by Abram after the kings’ raid (Genesis 14:12-16).
4. Deliverance from Sodom by two angels; his wife’s fatal glance (Genesis 19).
5. Father of Moab and Ammon through an ill-advised scheme by his daughters (Genesis 19:30-38).

New Testament Usage

• Luke 17:28-29 portrays “the days of Lot” as an era of ordinary daily life—“people were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building”—immediately before sudden judgment.
• Luke 17:32 records Jesus’ terse warning: “Remember Lot’s wife!”, challenging disciples to wholehearted allegiance to God amid eschatological urgency.
• 2 Peter 2:7 calls Lot “a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless”, holding him up as proof that “the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials” (2 Peter 2:9).

Themes in Salvation History

1. Judgment and Mercy: Sodom’s destruction juxtaposed with Lot’s deliverance prefigures the final judgment and the salvation of the faithful.
2. Righteousness in a Corrupt Culture: Lot’s anguish in 2 Peter 2 underscores that genuine righteousness can exist within hostile surroundings, though at spiritual cost.
3. Separation versus Compromise: His choice of the fertile plain highlights the lure of worldly prosperity; his lingering in Sodom illustrates the danger of entanglement.
4. Hospitality and Protection: Lot’s defense of the angelic visitors (Genesis 19:1-11) exemplifies ancient Near-Eastern hospitality and foreshadows New Testament exhortations to “show hospitality to strangers” (Hebrews 13:2).
5. Eschatological Typology: Jesus compares the unanticipated judgment on Sodom to His own return, emphasizing the need for vigilance and immediate obedience.

Moral and Theological Lessons

• Divine deliverance is certain, yet believers must respond swiftly and without reservation.
• Worldly choices made for material gain can situate a believer in spiritually perilous contexts.
• Righteousness involves not only personal conduct but also grief over societal sin.
• The tragic fate of Lot’s wife warns against nostalgia for a corrupt past.

Reception in Jewish and Christian Tradition

Early Jewish writings often defend Lot’s righteousness; Christian commentators, notably Augustine and Chrysostom, stress his flawed yet genuine faith. Medieval theology treated him as both an exemplar of hospitality and a cautionary tale of moral compromise.

Contemporary Application

Modern believers find in Lot encouragement to live uprightly amid moral decline, to practice courageous hospitality, and to heed Christ’s command to flee sin decisively, trusting God’s power to “rescue the godly” while judging wickedness.

Forms and Transliterations

Λωτ Λώτ Λὼτ μα Lot Lōt Lṓt Lṑt

Englishman's Concordance

Luke 17:28 N
GRK: ταῖς ἡμέραις Λώτ ἤσθιον ἔπινον
NAS: in the days of Lot: they were eating,
KJV: the days of Lot; they did eat,
INT: the days of Lot they were eating they were drinking

Luke 17:29 N
GRK: ἡμέρᾳ ἐξῆλθεν Λὼτ ἀπὸ Σοδόμων
NAS: but on the day that Lot went
KJV: But the same day that Lot went out of
INT: day went out Lot from Sodom

Luke 17:32 N
GRK: τῆς γυναικὸς Λώτ
NAS: Remember Lot's wife.
KJV: Remember Lot's wife.
INT: the wife of Lot

2 Peter 2:7 N
GRK: καὶ δίκαιον Λὼτ καταπονούμενον ὑπὸ
NAS: righteous Lot, oppressed
KJV: delivered just Lot, vexed with
INT: and righteous Lot oppressed by

Strong's Greek 3091
4 Occurrences

Λώτ — 4 Occ.