kome denotes a local settlement, especially as a destination, point of departure, or place visited in travel and ministry.

The term consistently identifies local settlements in movement, location, and geographic descriptions: people enter, leave, approach, travel through, or are associated with such places, including Bethany, Bethlehem, and Emmaus.

1. A local settlement in travel and location · dominant

   The forms mark settlements as places entered or approached: in Luke 10:38 the APB renders that Jesus “entered a certain village,” and in Luke 24:28 the travelers “drew near to the village where they were going.” They also mark places traversed or departed from, as Acts 8:25 describes preaching in many such settlements and Mark 8:23 describes leading a man out of one.

   Luke 10:38Luke 24:28Acts 8:25Mark 8:23John 11:1John 7:42

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB regularly presents the term as “village,” whether it is a place entered, left, approached, or associated with named people. Its wording confirms the clauses' location and movement without supplying finer distinctions.