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γῆ

gēearth: planetHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine250 occurrences14 books223 verses

Definition

γῆ, γῆς, ἡ,

[in LXX for אֲדָמָה ,אֶרֶץ, etc. ;]

1. the earth, world: Luke 21:35, Acts 1:8, Hebrews 11:13, Revelation 3:10, al.; opposite to οὐρανός, Matthew 5:18; 11:25, Mark 13:27, al.

2. land;

(a) opposite to sea or water: Mark 4:1, Luke 5:3, John 6:21, al.;

(b) as subject to cultivation: Matthew 13:5, Mark 4:8, Luke 13:7, Hebrews 6:7, al.;

(with) the ground: Matthew 10:29, Mark 8:6, Luke 24:5, John 8:6, al.;

(d) a region, country: Luke 4:25, Romans 9:28, James 5:17; γῆ Ἰσραήλ, Matthew 2:20, 21; Χαλδαίων, Acts 7:4; ἡ Ἰουδαία γῆ, John 3:22; with genitive of person(s), Acts 7:3.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as γῆ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

250 total
  1. Matthew 2:6γῆ · [in the] land
    ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
  2. Matthew 2:20γῆν · [the] land
    “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”
  3. Matthew 2:21γῆν · [the] land
    So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.
  4. Matthew 4:15Γῆ · Land; γῆ · land
    “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
  5. Matthew 5:5γῆν · earth
    Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
  6. Matthew 5:13γῆς · earth
    You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
  7. Matthew 5:18γῆ · earth
    For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
  8. Matthew 5:35γῇ · earth
    …or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
  9. Matthew 6:10γῆς · earth
    Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
  10. Matthew 6:19γῆς · earth
    Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
  11. Matthew 9:6γῆς · earth
    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
  12. Matthew 9:26γῆν · region
    And the news about this spread throughout that region.
  13. Matthew 9:31γῇ · land
    But they went out and spread the news about Him throughout the land.
  14. Matthew 10:15γῇ
    Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
  15. Matthew 10:29γῆν · ground
    Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.
  16. Matthew 10:34γῆν · earth
    Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
  17. Matthew 11:24γῇ
    But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”
  18. Matthew 11:25γῆς · earth
    At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
  19. Matthew 12:40γῆς · earth
    For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
  20. Matthew 12:42γῆς · earth
    The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
  21. Matthew 13:5γῆν · soil; γῆς · the soil
    Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
  22. Matthew 13:8γῆν · soil
    Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.
  23. Matthew 13:23γῆν · soil
    But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”
  24. Matthew 14:24γῆς · land
    …but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
  25. Matthew 14:34γῆν
    When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret.
  26. Matthew 15:35γῆν · ground
    And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
  27. Matthew 16:19γῆς · earth; γῆς · earth
    I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
  28. Matthew 17:25γῆς · earth
    “Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”
  29. Matthew 18:18γῆς · earth; γῆς · earth
    Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
  30. Matthew 18:19γῆς · earth
    Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
  31. Matthew 23:9γῆς · earth
    And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
  32. Matthew 23:35γῆς · earth
    And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
  33. Matthew 24:30γῆς · earth
    At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
  34. Matthew 24:35γῆ · earth
    Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
  35. Matthew 25:18γῆν · in the ground
    But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.
  36. Matthew 25:25γῇ · ground
    So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.’
  37. Matthew 27:45γῆν · land
    From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
  38. Matthew 27:51γῆ · earth
    At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.
  39. Matthew 28:18γῆς · earth
    Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
  40. Mark 2:10γῆς · earth
    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,
  41. Mark 4:1γῆς · shore
    Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.
  42. Mark 4:5γῆν · soil; γῆς · the soil
    Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
  43. Mark 4:8γῆν · soil
    Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.”
  44. Mark 4:20γῆν · soil
    Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”
  45. Mark 4:26γῆς · ground
    Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.