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Lexicon :: Strong's G1093 - gē

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γῆ
Transliteration
gē (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, ἡ, (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; ὁ 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); ἡ 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 (gē),
which occurs 252 times in 226 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:6 - And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, art not the least among the princes of Judah: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:20 - Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead who sought the young child's life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:21 - And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:15 - The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:5 - Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:13 - Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt hath lost its savor, with what shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot by men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:18 - For verily I say to you, Till heaven and earth shall pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:35 - Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:10 - Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:19 - Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:6 - But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick with the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go to thy house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:26 - And the fame of this went abroad into all that land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:31 - But they, when they had departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:15 - Verily, I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah, in the day of judgment, than for that city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:29 - Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:34 - Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:24 - But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, in the day of judgment, than for thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:25 - At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:40 - For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale's belly: so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:42 - The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:5 - Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:8 - But others fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some a hundred-fold, some sixty-fold, some thirty-fold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:23 - But he that receiveth seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundred fold, some sixty, some thirty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:34 - And when they had gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:35 - And he commanded the multitude to sit on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:19 - And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven; and whatever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:25 - He saith, Yes. And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? from whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? from their own children, or from strangers?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:18 - Verily I say to you, Whatever ye shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven: and whatever ye shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:19 - Again I say to you, That if two of you shall agree on earth, concerning any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:9 - And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father who is in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:35 - That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, to the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:30 - And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:35 - Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:18 - But he that had received one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:25 - And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast what is thine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:45 - Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land to the ninth hour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:51

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:51 - And behold, the vail of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the bottom: and the earth shook, and the rocks rent;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:18 - And Jesus came, and spoke to them, saying, All power is given to me in heaven and upon earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:10 - But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins , he saith to the sick with the palsy,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:1 - And he began again to teach by the sea-side: and there was gathered to him a great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat on the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea, on the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:5 - And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:8 - And other fell on good ground, and yielded fruit that sprang up, and increased, and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some a hundred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:20 - And these are they who are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirty-fold, some sixty, and some a hundred.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:26 - And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:28 - For the earth bringeth forth fruit of itself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:31 - It is like a grain of mustard-seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:47 - And when evening was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:53 - And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:6 - And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they set them before the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:3 - And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can whiten them.

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