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Lexicon :: Strong's G1093 -

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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 3 / 5 (Act 7:29–Jas 5:17)

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:29 - “At this remark, MOSES FLED AND BECAME A SOJOURNER IN THE LAND G1093 OF [fn]MIDIAN, where he was the father of two sons.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:33 - “BUT THE [fn]LORD SAID TO HIM, ‘REMOVE THE SANDALS FROM YOUR FEET, FOR THE PLACE ON WHICH YOU ARE STANDING IS HOLY GROUND G1093.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:36 - “This man led them out, doing wonders and [fn]signs in the land G1093 of Egypt and in the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:40 - SAYING TO AARON, ‘MAKE FOR US GODS WHO WILL GO BEFORE US; FOR THIS MOSES WHO LED US OUT OF THE LAND G1093 OF EGYPTWE DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAS BECOME OF HIM.’
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:49 -

‘HEAVEN IS MY THRONE,

AND EARTH G1093 IS THE FOOTSTOOL OF MY FEET.

WHAT KIND OF HOUSE WILL YOU BUILD FOR ME?’ says the Lord,

‘OR WHAT PLACE IS THERE FOR MY REST?

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:33 -

“IN HUMILIATION HIS JUDGMENT WAS TAKEN AWAY;

WHO WILL [fn]RECOUNT HIS [fn]GENERATION?

FOR HIS LIFE IS REMOVED FROM THE EARTH G1093.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:4 - and falling to the ground G1093, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:8 - And Saul got up from the ground G1093, and though his eyes were open, he [fn]could see nothing. Leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:11 - and *saw heaven opened up, and [fn]an object like a great sheet coming down, lowered by four corners to the ground G1093,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:12 - and there were in it all kinds of four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth G1093 and birds of the [fn]sky.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:6 - and when looking closely at it, I was observing it and saw the four-footed animals of the earth G1093 and the wild beasts and the crawling creatures and the birds of the [fn]sky.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:17 - “The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and [fn]lifted up the people during their stay in the land G1093 of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out from it.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:19 - “And when He destroyed seven nations in the land G1093 of Canaan, He distributed their land G1093 as an inheritanceall of which took about 450 years.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:47 - “For so the [fn]Lord has commanded us,

‘I HAVE PLACED YOU AS A LIGHT FOR THE GENTILES,

THAT YOU MAY [fn]BRING SALVATION TO THE END OF THE EARTH G1093.’”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:15 - and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We are also men of the same nature as you, proclaiming the gospel to you that you should turn from these [fn]vain things to a living God, WHO MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH G1093 AND THE SEA AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:24 - “The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth G1093, does not dwell in temples made with hands;
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:26 - and He made from one man every nation of mankind to inhabit all the face of the earth G1093, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:22 -

And they were listening to him up to this statement, and then they raised their voices and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth G1093, for he should not be allowed to live!”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:14 - “And when we had all fallen to the ground G1093, I heard a voice saying to me in the [fn]Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? [fn]It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:39 -

Now when day came, they [fn]could not recognize the land G1093; but they were noticing a bay with a beach, and they were resolving to drive the ship onto it if they could.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:43 - but the centurion, wanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from their intention, and ordered that those who could swim should [fn]jump overboard first and get to land G1093,
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:44 - and the rest should follow, some on planks, and others on various things from the ship. And so it happened that they all were brought safely to land G1093.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:17 - For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “FOR THIS VERY PURPOSE I RAISED YOU UP, IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE MY POWER IN YOU, AND IN ORDER THAT MY NAME MIGHT BE PROCLAIMED [fn]THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE EARTH G1093.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:28 - FOR THE LORD WILL EXECUTE HIS WORD ON THE LAND G1093, [fn]THOROUGHLY AND [fn]QUICKLY.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:18 -

But I say, have they never heard? On the contrary, they have;

“THEIR VOICE HAS GONE OUT INTO ALL THE EARTH G1093,

AND THEIR WORDS TO THE ENDS OF THE [fn]WORLD.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:5 - For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth G1093, as indeed there are many gods and many lords,
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:26 - FOR THE EARTH G1093 IS THE [fn]LORDS, AS WELL AS ITS FULLNESS.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:47 - The first man is from the earth G1093, [fn]earthy; the second man is from heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:10 - for an administration of the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things [fn]in the heavens and things on the earth G1093 in Him.
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:15 - from whom [fn]every family in heaven and on earth G1093 is named,
Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:9 -

(Now this expression, “He ascended,” what [fn]does it mean except that He also [fn]descended into the lower parts of the earth G1093?

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:3 - SO THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG IN THE LAND G1093.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:16 -

For [fn]in Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth G1093, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:20 -

And through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross—through Him—whether things on earth G1093 or things in [fn]heaven.

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:2 - [fn]Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth G1093.
Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:5 -

Therefore, [fn]consider the members of your earthly G1093 body as dead to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:10 -

And,

“YOU, LORD, IN THE BEGINNING FOUNDED THE EARTH G1093,

AND THE HEAVENS ARE THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS;

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:7 - For ground G1093 that drinks the rain which often [fn]falls on it and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God;
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:4 - Now if He were on earth G1093, He would not be a priest at all, since there are those who offer the gifts according to the Law;
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:9 -

NOT LIKE THE COVENANT WHICH I MADE WITH THEIR FATHERS

IN THE DAY WHEN I TOOK THEM BY THE HAND

TO LEAD THEM OUT OF THE LAND G1093 OF EGYPT;

FOR THEY DID NOT CONTINUE IN MY COVENANT,

AND I DID NOT CARE FOR THEM, SAYS THE [fn]LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:9 - By faith he sojourned in the land G1093 of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise,
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:13 -

All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth G1093.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:29 - By faith they passed through the Red Sea as though they were passing through dry land G1093, and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were [fn]drowned.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:38 - (of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in desolate places and mountains and caves and holes [fn]in the ground G1093.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:25 -

See to it that you do not refuse Him who is speaking. For if those did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth G1093, [fn]much less will we escape who turn away from Him who warns from heaven.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:26 - And His voice shook the earth G1093 then, but now He has promised, saying, “YET ONCE MORE I WILL SHAKE NOT ONLY THE EARTH G1093, BUT ALSO THE HEAVEN.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:5 - You have lived luxuriously on the earth G1093 and lived in self-indulgence. You have [fn]fattened your hearts in a DAY OF SLAUGHTER.
Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:7 -

Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the soil G1093, being patient about it, until [fn]it receives the early and late rains.

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:12 -

But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth G1093 or with any other oath. But let [fn]your yes be yes, and your no, no, so that you may not fall under judgment.

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:17 - Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed [fn]earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth G1093 for three years and six months.

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