Lexical Summary Sodoma: Sodom Original Word: Σόδομα Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Sodom. Plural of Hebrew origin (Cdom); Sodoma (i.e. Sedom), a place in Palestine -- Sodom. see HEBREW Cdom NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof Hebrew origin Sedom Definition Sodom, an unidentified city in the Jordan Valley NASB Translation Sodom (9). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4670: ΣόδομαΣόδομα, Σοδων, τά (סְדֹם), Sodom, a city respecting the location and the destruction of which see Γόμορρα (and (in addition to references there given) McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia, under the word Topical Lexicon Geographical and Historical Setting Sodom stood on the southeastern plain of the Jordan, near Gomorrah and the other “cities of the valley” (Genesis 14–19). Rich in resources and notorious for moral decadence, the city became a byword for human rebellion when “the LORD rained down sulfur and fire … and overthrew those cities and the entire plain” (Genesis 19:24-25). Archaeological evidence of sudden devastation around the Dead Sea lends sober historical weight to the biblical account. Old Testament Background The destruction of Sodom fixed the city in Scripture as a paradigmatic warning. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Amos, and Zephaniah all invoke Sodom to illustrate the certainty of divine retribution upon entrenched evil and the rescue of a faithful remnant (for example Isaiah 1:9-10; Jeremiah 23:14; Ezekiel 16:49-50). New Testament Usage Ten Greek occurrences (Strong’s 4670) carry the same moral and eschatological freight: • Jesus cites Sodom in three Synoptic passages (Matthew 10:15; 11:23-24; Luke 10:12). His words sharpen accountability: “It will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town” (Matthew 10:15). Cities that witness His miracles yet remain unmoved face judgment exceeding that of ancient Sodom. Doctrinal Themes 1. Divine Justice: Sodom’s fate affirms that God’s judgments are both historical and eschatological, reaching from Genesis to Revelation without inconsistency. Pastoral and Missional Implications • Evangelism: The Sodom references urge faithful proclamation. Rejection of the gospel invites a fate worse than that of Sodom; therefore, love compels the heralding of repentance and faith. Conclusion Across both Testaments, Sodom functions as a canonical touchstone for the certainty of judgment, the constancy of God’s moral order, and the assurance that divine mercy rescues the repentant. Its ashes speak, urging every generation to flee sin, cling to Christ, and await the city “whose architect and builder is God” (Hebrews 11:10). Forms and Transliterations Σοδομα Σόδομα Σοδομοις Σοδόμοις Σοδομων Σοδόμων Sodoma Sódoma Sodomois Sodómois Sodomon Sodomōn Sodómon SodómōnLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 10:15 N-GNPGRK: ἔσται γῇ Σοδόμων καὶ Γομόρρων NAS: for [the] land of Sodom and Gomorrah KJV: for the land of Sodom and INT: it will be for [the] land of Sodom and of Gomorrah Matthew 11:23 N-DNP Matthew 11:24 N-GNP Mark 6:11 Noun-DNP Luke 10:12 N-DNP Luke 17:29 N-GNP Romans 9:29 N-NNP 2 Peter 2:6 N-GNP Jude 1:7 N-NNP Revelation 11:8 N-NNP Strong's Greek 4670 |
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