Strong’s G1117 · Greek

γόμος
gómos

Definition

a load (as filling), i.e. (specially) a cargo, or (by extension) wares

Etymology

from G1073 (γέμω);

Where the KJV renders it

  • burden
  • merchandise

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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