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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: δῶμα

(Strong's #1430 — Noun Neuter — doma — do'-mah )

akin to demo, "to build," denotes a housetop. The housetop was flat, and guarded by a low parapet wall (see Deuteronomy 22:8 ). It was much frequented and used for various purposes, e.g., for proclamations, Matthew 10:27; Luke 12:3; for prayer, Acts 10:9 . The house was often built round a court, across the top of which cords were fixed from the parapet walls for supporting a covering from the heat. The housetop could be reached by stairs outside the building; the paralytic in Luke 5:19 could be let down into the court or area by rolling back the covering. External flight from the housetop in time or danger is enjoined in Matthew 24:17; Mark 13:15; Luke 17:31 .

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Housetop'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​h/housetop.html. 1940.
 
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