"a village, a country town, Mt. 9:35; 10:11; Lk. 8:1"
Definition and meaning
a village, a country town, Mt. 9:35; 10:11; Lk. 8:1
In the original Greek the word is written: κώμη
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of kome (G2968) across the King James Bible.
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.
And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.
Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.
And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?
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Common questions
Strong's G2968 (kome) is a Greek word that means: a village, a country town, Mt. 9:35; 10:11; Lk. 8:1 It appears 27 times in the King James Bible.
The word kome (G2968) appears 27 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2968 is kome, a Greek word defined as: a village, a country town, Mt. 9:35; 10:11; Lk. 8:1. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
kome is a Greek word found in the New Testament.