Berean Strong's Lexicon gé: Earth, land, ground, soil Original Word: γῆ Word Origin: A primary word Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H776 (אֶרֶץ, erets): Often translated as "earth" or "land," similar in usage to γῆ. - H127 (אֲדָמָה, adamah): Refers to ground or soil, emphasizing the physical aspect of earth. Usage: The Greek word "γῆ" (gé) is commonly used in the New Testament to refer to the physical earth or land. It can denote the entire planet, a specific region or country, or the ground itself. The term is often used in both literal and metaphorical contexts, such as the physical earth in creation narratives or symbolically to represent the people or nations. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, the concept of "earth" or "land" was deeply significant. Land was not only a physical resource but also a divine inheritance and a sign of God's promise, especially to the Israelites. The land was central to identity, sustenance, and covenantal blessings. In the Greco-Roman world, the earth was also seen as a fundamental element of the cosmos, often personified in mythology. HELPS Word-studies 1093 gḗ – properly, the physical earth; (figuratively) the "arena" we live in which operates in space and time which God uses to prepare us for eternity. The physical earth (1093 /gḗ) is the temporary, probationary place to live out moral preferences "through the body," i.e. as free moral agents (cf. 2 Cor 5:1-10). In this way, God makes an eternal record of everything we do on the earth. Through faith, each scene of life becomes equally, eternally significant (cf. Mt 13:31,32,17:20; cf. also Lk 16:10; Lk 17:6; 2 Pet 1:1). [The OT Hebrew term, 776 /asitía ("earth"), also refers to the physical earth as "God's arena" – "the physical theater" in which our eternal destiny freely plays out.] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. word Definition the earth, land NASB Translation country (2), earth (165), earthly (1), ground (20), land (46), soil (16). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1093: γῆγῆ, genitive γῆς, ἡ (contracted from γεα, poetic γαῖα), the Sept. very often for אֶרֶץ and אֲדָמָה, earth; 1. arable land: Matthew 13:5, 8, 23; Mark 4:8, 20, 26, 28, 31; Luke 13:7; Luke 14:35 (34); John 12:24; Hebrews 6:7; James 5:7; Revelation 9:4; of the earthy material out of which a thing is formed, with the implied idea of frailty and weakness: ἐκ γῆς χοϊκός, 1 Corinthians 15:47. 2. the ground, the earth as a standing-place (German Boden): Matthew 10:29; Matthew 15:35; Matthew 23:35; Matthew 27:51; Mark 8:6; Mark 9:20; Mark 14:35; Luke 22:44 (L brackets WH reject the passage); 3. the main land, opposed to sea or water: Mark 4:1; Mark 6:47; Luke 5:3; Luke 8:27; John 6:21; John 21:8f, 11; Revelation 12:12. 4. the earth as a whole, the world (Latinterrarumorbis); a. the earth as opposed to the heavens: Matthew 5:18, 35; Matthew 6:10; Matthew 16:19; Matthew 18:18; Matthew 24:35; Mark 13:31; Luke 2:14; John 12:32; Acts 2:19; Acts 4:24; 2 Peter 3:5, 7, 10, 13; Revelation 21:1; τά ἐπί τῆς γῆς the things and beings that are on the earth, Ephesians 1:10; Colossians 1:16 (T WH omit; L Tr brackets τά); involving a suggestion of mutability, frailty, infirmity, alike in thought and in action, Matthew 6:19; τά ἐπί τῆς γῆς (equivalent to τά ἐπίγεια, Philippians 3:19) terrestrial goods, pleasures, honors, Colossians 3:2 (opposed to τά ἄνω); τά μέλη ὑμῶν τά ἐπί τῆς γῆς the members of your earthly body, as it were the abode and instruments of corrupt desires, Colossians 3:5; ὁ ὤν ἐκ τῆς γῆς ... λαλεῖ (in contrast with Christ as having come from heaven) he who is of earthly (human) origin, has an earthly nature, and speaks as his earthly origin and nature prompt, John 3:31. b. the inhabited earth, the abode of men and animals: Luke 21:35; Acts 1:8; Acts 10:12; Acts 11:6; Acts 17:26; Hebrews 11:13; Revelation 3:10; αἴρειν ζωήν τίνος or τινα ἀπό τῆς γῆς, Acts 8:33; Acts 22:22; κληρονομεῖν τήν γῆν (see κληρονομέω, 2), Matthew 5:5 (4); πῦρ βάλλειν ἐπί (Rec. εἰς) τήν γῆν, i. e. among men, Luke 12:49, cf. Luke 12:51 and Matthew 10:34; ἐπί τῆς γῆς among men, Luke 18:8; John 17:4. 5. a country, land enclosed within fixed boundaries, a tract of land, territory, region; simply, when it is plain from the context what land is meant, as that of the Jews: Luke 4:25; Luke 21:23; Romans 9:28; James 5:17; with a gentile noun added (then, as a rule, anarthrous, Winer's Grammar, 121 (114f)): γῆ Ἰσραήλ, Matthew 2:20f; Ιουδα, Matthew 2:6; Γεννησαρέτ, Matthew 14:34; Mark 6:53; Σοδομων καί Γομόρρων, Matthew 10:15; Matthew 11:24; Χαλδαίων, Acts 7:4; Αἴγυπτος (see Αἴγυπτος); ἡ Ἰουδαία γῆ, John 3:22; with the addition of an adjective: ἀλλότρια, Acts 7:6; ἐκείνῃ, Matthew 9:26, 31; with the genitive of person one's country, native land, Acts 7:3. Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application) -- country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world. Englishman's Concordance Matthew 2:6 N-VFSGRK: σύ Βηθλεὲμ γῆ Ἰούδα οὐδαμῶς NAS: AND YOU, BETHLEHEM, LAND OF JUDAH, KJV: Bethlehem, [in] the land of Juda, INT: you Bethlehem land of Judah in no way Matthew 2:20 N-AFS Matthew 2:21 N-AFS Matthew 4:15 N-VFS Matthew 4:15 N-VFS Matthew 5:5 N-AFS Matthew 5:13 N-GFS Matthew 5:18 N-NFS Matthew 5:35 N-DFS Matthew 6:10 N-GFS Matthew 6:19 N-GFS Matthew 9:6 N-GFS Matthew 9:26 N-AFS Matthew 9:31 N-DFS Matthew 10:15 N-DFS Matthew 10:29 N-AFS Matthew 10:34 N-AFS Matthew 11:24 N-DFS Matthew 11:25 N-GFS Matthew 12:40 N-GFS Matthew 12:42 N-GFS Matthew 13:5 N-AFS Matthew 13:5 N-GFS Matthew 13:8 N-AFS Matthew 13:23 N-AFS Strong's Greek 1093 |
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