γωνία

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greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine9 occurrences6 books9 verses

Definition

γωνία, -ας, ἡ

(γόνυ), [in LXX chiefly for פִּנָּה ;]

an angle, a corner: Matthew 6:5, Acts 26:26; τ. τέσσαρας γ. τ. γῆς, Revelation 7:1; 20:8; κεφαλὴ γνωνίας (רֹאשׁ פִּנָּה, Psalm 118:22, LXX), Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:10, Luke 20:17, Acts 4:11, 1 Peter 2:7.

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

9 total
  1. Matthew 6:5γωνίαις · corners
    And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
  2. Matthew 21:42γωνίας · cornerstone
    Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
  3. Mark 12:10γωνίας · cornerstone
    Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
  4. Luke 20:17γωνίας
    But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
  5. Acts 4:11γωνίας
    This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
  6. Acts 26:26γωνίᾳ · a corner
    For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
  7. 1 Peter 2:7γωνίας · the cornerstone
    To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
  8. Revelation 7:1γωνίας · corners
    After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.
  9. Revelation 20:8γωνίαις · corners
    …and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.