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Lexicon :: Strong's G1137 - gōnia

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γωνία
Transliteration
gōnia (Key)
Pronunciation
go-nee'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably akin to γόνυ (G1119)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:791,137

Strong’s Definitions

γωνία gōnía, go-nee'-ah; probably akin to G1119; an angle:—corner, quarter.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G1137 in the following manner: corner (8x), quarter (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G1137 in the following manner: corner (8x), quarter (1x).

  1. corner

    1. an external angle, a corner

    2. internal corner, i.e. a secret place

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
γωνία gōnía, go-nee'-ah; probably akin to G1119; an angle:—corner, quarter.
STRONGS G1137:
γωνία, -ας, ἡ, [from Herodotus down], an angle, i. e.
a. an external angle, corner (German Ecke): τῶν πλατειῶν, Matthew 6:5; κεφαλὴ γωνίας, Matthew 21:42; Mark 12:10; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11; 1 Peter 2:7 (פִּנָּה רֹאשׁ, Psalm 117:22 (Ps. 118:22), the head of the corner, i. e. the cornerstone, (ἀκρογωνιαῖος, which see); αἱ τέσσαρες γωνίαι τῆς γῆς, the four extreme limits of the earth, Revelation 7:1; Revelation 20:8.
b. like German Winkel, Latin angulus, English (internal) corner, equivalent to a secret place: Acts 26:26 (so Plato, Gorgias, p. 485 d. βίον βιῶναι ἐν γωνίᾳ, Epictetus diss. 2, 12, 17; [for other examples see Wetstein on Acts, the passage cited; Stallbaum on Plato, the passage cited]).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
118:22
Matthew
6:5; 21:42
Mark
12:10
Luke
20:17
Acts
4:11; 26:26
1 Peter
2:7
Revelation
7:1; 20:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1137 matches the Greek γωνία (gōnia),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:26 - The king is familiar with these things, and I can speak freely to him. I am convinced that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.

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