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γῆ
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(Key)
Pronunciation
ghay
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
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TDNT Reference: 1:677,116

Strong’s Definitions

γῆ gē, ghay; 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.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 252x

The KJV translates Strong's G1093 in the following manner: earth (188x), land (42x), ground (18x), country (2x), world (1x), earthly (with G1537) (with G3588) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 252x
The KJV translates Strong's G1093 in the following manner: earth (188x), land (42x), ground (18x), country (2x), world (1x), earthly (with G1537) (with G3588) (1x).
  1. arable land

  2. the ground, the earth as a standing place

  3. the main land as opposed to the sea or water

  4. the earth as a whole

    1. the earth as opposed to the heavens

    2. the inhabited earth, the abode of men and animals

  5. a country, land enclosed within fixed boundaries, a tract of land, territory, region

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
γῆ gē, ghay; 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.
STRONGS G1093:
γῆ, genitive γῆς, , (contracted from γέα, poetic γαῖα), 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 (Luke 14:34); 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]; Luke 24:5; John 8:6, 8 [i. e. Rec.]; Acts 9:4, 8.
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 (Latin terrarum orbis);
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; τὰ ἐπὶ 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; τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς (equivalent to τὰ ἐπίγεια, Philippians 3:19) terrestrial goods, pleasures, honors, Colossians 3:2 (opposed to τὰ ἄνω); τὰ μέλη ὑμῶν τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς the members of your earthly body, as it were the abode and instruments of corrupt desires, Colossians 3:5; ὢν 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 ζωην τινος or τινὰ ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς, Acts 8:33; Acts 22:22; κληρονομεῖν τὴν γῆν (see κληρονομέω, 2), Matthew 5:5 (Matthew 5:4); πῦρ βάλλειν ἐπὶ [Rec. εἰς] τὴν γῆν, i. e. among men, Luke 12:49, cf. Luke 12:51 and Matthew 10:34; ἐπὶ 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; Ἰούδα, Matthew 2:6; Γεννησαρέτ, Matthew 14:34; Mark 6:53; Σοδόμων κ. Γομόρρων, Matthew 10:15; Matthew 11:24; Χαλδαίων, Acts 7:4; Αἴγυπτος, (see Αἴγυπτος); Ἰουδαία γῆ, John 3:22; with the addition of an adjective: ἀλλοτρία, Acts 7:6; ἐκείνη, Matthew 9:26, 31; with the genitive of person one's country, native land, Acts 7:3.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
2:6; 2:20; 5:4; 5:5; 5:18; 5:35; 6:10; 6:19; 9:26; 9:31; 10:15; 10:29; 10:34; 11:24; 13:5; 13:8; 13:23; 14:34; 15:35; 16:19; 18:18; 23:35; 24:35; 27:51
Mark
4:1; 4:8; 4:20; 4:26; 4:28; 4:31; 6:47; 6:53; 8:6; 9:20; 13:31; 14:35
Luke
2:14; 4:25; 5:3; 8:27; 12:49; 12:51; 13:7; 14:34; 14:35; 18:8; 21:23; 21:35; 22:44; 24:5
John
3:22; 3:31; 6:21; 8:6; 8:8; 12:24; 12:32; 17:4; 21:8; 21:11
Acts
1:8; 2:19; 4:24; 7:3; 7:4; 7:6; 8:33; 9:4; 9:8; 10:12; 11:6; 17:26; 22:22
Romans
9:28
1 Corinthians
15:47
Ephesians
1:10
Philippians
3:19
Colossians
1:16; 3:2; 3:5
Hebrews
6:7; 11:13
James
5:7; 5:17
2 Peter
3:5; 3:7; 3:10; 3:13
Revelation
3:10; 9:4; 12:12; 21:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1093 matches the Greek γῆ (),
which occurs 250 times in 223 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 2 / 5 (Mar 9:3–Act 7:6)

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:3 - and His garments were shining intensely white, as no launderer on earth G1093 can whiten them.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:20 - And they brought [fn]the boy to Him. When he saw Him, immediately the spirit threw him into a convulsion, and falling to the ground G1093, he began rolling around, foaming at the mouth.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:27 - “And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His [fn]elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth G1093 to the farthest end of heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:31 - “Heaven and earth G1093 will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:35 - And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the ground G1093 and began to pray that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:33 -

And when the [fn]sixth hour came, darkness [fn]fell over the whole land G1093 until the [fn]ninth hour.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:14 -

“Glory to God in the highest,

And on earth G1093 peace among men [fn]with whom He is pleased.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:25 - “But I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land G1093,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:3 - And He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the land G1093. And He sat down and began teaching the crowds from the boat.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:11 - And when they had brought their boats to land G1093, they left everything and followed Him.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:24 - “But, so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth G1093 to forgive sins,”—He said to the paralytic“I say to you, get up, and, picking up your stretcher, go home.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:49 - “But the one who heard and did not do accordingly, is like a man who built a house on the ground G1093 without any foundation; and the river burst against it and immediately it collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:8 - “And other seed fell into the good soil G1093; and growing up, it produced a crop one hundred times as great.” As He said these things, He would call out, “He who has ears to hear, [fn]let him hear.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:15 - “But the seed in the good soil G1093, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with [fn]perseverance.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:27 - And when He came out onto the land G1093, a man from the city met Him, one who was possessed with demons and had not put on any garment for a long time, and was not living in a house, but in the tombs.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:21 -

At that very [fn]time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I [fn]praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth G1093, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:31 - “The Queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth G1093 to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, something greater than Solomon is here.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:49 -

“I [fn]have come to cast fire upon the earth G1093, and [fn]how I wish it were already kindled!

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:51 - “Do you think that I came to grant peace on earth G1093? I tell you, no, but rather division;
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:56 - “You hypocrites! You know how to examine the appearance of the earth G1093 and the sky, but [fn]why do you not examine this present time?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:7 - “And he said to the vineyard-keeper, ‘Behold, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree [fn]without finding any. Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground G1093?’
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:35 - “It is useless either for the soil G1093 or for the manure pile; it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, [fn]let him hear.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:17 - “But it is easier for heaven and earth G1093 to pass away than for one [fn]stroke of a letter of the Law to fail.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:8 - “I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find that faith on the earth G1093?”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:23 - “Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for there will be great distress upon the [fn]land G1093 and wrath against this people,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:25 -

“And there will be [fn]signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth G1093 anguish among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:33 - “Heaven and earth G1093 will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:35 - for it will come upon all those who inhabit the face of all the earth G1093.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:44 - And being in agony He was praying very fervently, and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground G1093.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:44 -

And it was now about [fn]the sixth hour, and darkness [fn]fell over the whole land G1093 until [fn]the ninth hour,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:5 - and when the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground G1093, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living One among the dead?
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:22 -

After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land G1093 of Judea, and there He was spending time with them and baptizing.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:31 -

“He who comes from above is above all, he who is of the earth G1093 is from the earth G1093 and speaks of the earth G1093. He who comes from heaven is above all.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:21 - So they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land G1093 to which they were going.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:6 - They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have evidence to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground G1093.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:8 - Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground G1093.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:24 - “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth G1093 and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:32 - “And I, if I am lifted up from the earth G1093, will draw all men to Myself.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:4 - “I glorified You on the earth G1093, [fn]having finished the work which You have given Me to do.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:8 - But the other disciples came in the little boat, for they were not far from the land G1093, but about [fn]two hundred cubits away, dragging the net full of fish.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:9 -

So when they got out on the land G1093, they *saw a charcoal fire in place and fish placed on it, and bread.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:11 - Simon Peter went up and drew the net to land G1093, full of large fish, 153; and although there were so many, the net was not torn.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:8 - but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to [fn]THE END OF THE EARTH G1093.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:19 -

‘AND I WILL PUT WONDERS IN THE SKY ABOVE

AND SIGNS ON THE EARTH G1093 BELOW,

BLOOD, AND FIRE, AND VAPOR OF SMOKE.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:25 - “It is you who are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God [fn]made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘AND IN YOUR SEED ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH G1093 SHALL BE BLESSED.’
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:24 - And when they heard this, they lifted their voices to God with one accord and said, “O Master, it is You who MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH G1093 AND THE SEA, AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:26 -

‘THE KINGS OF THE EARTH G1093 [fn]TOOK THEIR STAND,

AND THE RULERS WERE GATHERED TOGETHER

AGAINST THE LORD AND AGAINST HIS [fn]CHRIST.’

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:3 - and said to him, ‘LEAVE YOUR COUNTRY G1093 AND YOUR RELATIVES, AND COME INTO THE LAND G1093 THAT I WILL SHOW YOU.’
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:4 - “Then he left the land G1093 of the Chaldeans and settled in [fn]Haran. From there, after his father died, God had him move to this country G1093 in which you are now living.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:6 - “But God spoke in this way, that his SEED WOULD BE SOJOURNERS IN A FOREIGN LAND G1093, AND THAT THEY WOULD [fn]BE ENSLAVED AND MISTREATED FOR FOUR HUNDRED YEARS.

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