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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:26 - For the king knows about these things, and to him I speak boldly. For I am persuaded that none of these things has escaped his notice, for this has not been done in a corner.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:7 - So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe,
“The stone that the builders rejected
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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:1 - After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:8 - and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea.
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