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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. Mark 4:28γῆ · earth
    All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
  2. Mark 4:31γῆς; γῆς · earth
    It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.
  3. Mark 6:47γῆς · land
    When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.
  4. Mark 6:53γῆν
    When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.
  5. Mark 8:6γῆς · ground
    And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.
  6. Mark 9:3γῆς · earth
    His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them.
  7. Mark 9:20γῆς · ground
    So they brought him, and seeing Jesus, the spirit immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
  8. Mark 13:27γῆς · of [the] earth
    And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
  9. Mark 13:31γῆ · earth
    Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
  10. Mark 14:35γῆς · ground
    Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.
  11. Mark 15:33γῆν · land
    From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
  12. Luke 2:14γῆς · earth
    “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”
  13. Luke 4:25γῆν · land
    But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.
  14. Luke 5:3γῆς · shore
    Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
  15. Luke 5:11γῆν · ashore
    And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.
  16. Luke 5:24γῆς · earth
    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
  17. Luke 6:49γῆν · ground
    But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”
  18. Luke 8:8γῆν · soil
    Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
  19. Luke 8:15γῇ · soil
    But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.
  20. Luke 8:27γῆν · ashore
    When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.
  21. Luke 10:21γῆς · earth
    At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and 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. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
  22. Luke 11:31γῆς · earth
    The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
  23. Luke 12:49γῆν · earth
    I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!
  24. Luke 12:51γῇ · earth
    Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.
  25. Luke 12:56γῆς · earth
    You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
  26. Luke 13:7γῆν · soil
    So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
  27. Luke 14:35γῆν · [the] soil
    It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
  28. Luke 16:17γῆν · earth
    But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
  29. Luke 18:8γῆς · earth
    I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”
  30. Luke 21:23γῆς · land
    How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.
  31. Luke 21:25γῆς · earth
    There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.
  32. Luke 21:33γῆ · earth
    Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
  33. Luke 21:35γῆς · earth
    For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.
  34. Luke 22:44γῆν · ground
    And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
  35. Luke 23:44γῆν · land
    It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
  36. Luke 24:5γῆν · ground
    As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
  37. John 3:22γῆν · countryside
    After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.
  38. John 3:31γῆς · earth; γῆς · earth; γῆς · earth
    The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.
  39. John 6:21γῆς · shore
    Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.
  40. John 8:6γῆν · ground
    They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.
  41. John 8:8γῆν · ground
    And again He bent down and wrote on the ground.
  42. John 12:24γῆν · ground
    Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.
  43. John 12:32γῆς · earth
    And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”
  44. John 17:4γῆς · earth
    I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.
  45. John 21:8γῆς · land
    The other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.
  46. John 21:9γῆν
    When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.
  47. John 21:11γῆν · ashore
    So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.