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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. Revelation 11:4γῆς · earth
    These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
  2. Revelation 11:6γῆν · earth
    These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.
  3. Revelation 11:10γῆς · earth; γῆς · [them]
    And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.
  4. Revelation 11:18γῆν · earth
    The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
  5. Revelation 12:4γῆν · earth
    His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, hurling them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.
  6. Revelation 12:9γῆν · earth
    And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
  7. Revelation 12:12γῆν · earth
    Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”
  8. Revelation 12:13γῆν · earth
    And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.
  9. Revelation 12:16γῆ · earth; γῆ
    But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth.
  10. Revelation 13:3γῆ · world
    One of the heads of the beast appeared to have been mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.
  11. Revelation 13:8γῆς · earth
    And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.
  12. Revelation 13:11γῆς · earth
    Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon.
  13. Revelation 13:12γῆν · earth
    And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.
  14. Revelation 13:13γῆν · earth
    And the second beast performed great signs, even causing fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people.
  15. Revelation 13:14γῆς · earth; γῆς · [them]
    Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.
  16. Revelation 14:3γῆς · earth
    And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
  17. Revelation 14:6γῆς · earth
    Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.
  18. Revelation 14:7γῆν · earth
    And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”
  19. Revelation 14:15γῆς · earth
    Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.”
  20. Revelation 14:16γῆν · earth; γῆ · earth
    So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
  21. Revelation 14:18γῆς · earth
    Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”
  22. Revelation 14:19γῆν · earth; γῆς · earth
    So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.
  23. Revelation 16:1γῆν · earth
    Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”
  24. Revelation 16:2γῆν · earth
    So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.
  25. Revelation 16:18γῆς · earth
    And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake.
  26. Revelation 17:2γῆς · earth; γῆν · earth
    The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”
  27. Revelation 17:5ΓΗΣ · EARTH
    And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
  28. Revelation 17:8γῆς · earth
    The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.
  29. Revelation 17:18γῆς · earth
    And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”
  30. Revelation 18:1γῆ · earth
    After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
  31. Revelation 18:3γῆς · earth; γῆς · earth
    All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”
  32. Revelation 18:9γῆς · earth
    Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
  33. Revelation 18:11γῆς · earth
    And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—
  34. Revelation 18:23γῆς · earth
    The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”
  35. Revelation 18:24γῆς · earth
    And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.
  36. Revelation 19:2γῆν · earth
    For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”
  37. Revelation 19:19γῆς · earth
    Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.
  38. Revelation 20:8γῆς · earth
    …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.
  39. Revelation 20:9γῆς · earth
    And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.
  40. Revelation 20:11γῆ · Earth
    Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.
  41. Revelation 21:1γῆν · earth; γῆ · earth
    Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
  42. Revelation 21:24γῆς · earth
    By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.