G1093 γῆ (gē) — earth

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G1093

soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)

KJV usage: :--country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.

Etymology: contracted from a primary word;

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

earth, soil, Mt. 13:5; Mk. 4:8, et al.; the ground, surface of the earth, Mt. 10:29; Lk. 6:49, et al.; the land, as opposed to the sea or a lake, Lk. 5:11; Jn. 21:8, 9, 11; the earth, world, Mt. 5:18, 35, et al.; by synec. the inhabitants of the earth, Mt. 5:13; 6:10; 10:34; a land, region, tract, country, territory, Mt. 2:20; 14:34;by way of eminence, the chosen land, Mt. 5:5; 24:30; 27:45; Eph. 6:3; the inhabitants of a region or country, Mt. 10:15; 11:24, et al.

Key Appearances in the New Testament

Matthew 2:6 Matthew 2:20 Matthew 2:21 Matthew 4:15 Matthew 5:5 Matthew 5:13 Matthew 5:18 Matthew 5:35 Matthew 6:10 Matthew 6:19 Matthew 9:6 Matthew 9:26 Matthew 9:31 Matthew 10:15 Matthew 10:29 + 208 more →

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