γῆgē

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

Greek (New Testament) · G1093

Meanings

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

2. land

(a) opposed to sea or water: Mark 4:1, Luke 5:3, John 6:21, and elsewhere

(b) as subject to cultivation: Matthew 13:5, Mark 4:8, Luke 13:7, Hebrews 6:7, and elsewhere

(c) the ground: Matthew 10:29, Mark 8:6, Luke 24:5, John 8:6, and elsewhere

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

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 247 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 2:6 ‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, are not least among the ruling cities of Judah, for a ruler will come from you who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’”
  • Matthew 2:20 “Get up!” the angel said. “Take the child and his mother back to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the child are dead.”
  • Matthew 2:21 So Joseph got up and returned to the land of Israel with Jesus and his mother.
  • Matthew 4:15 “In the land of Zebulun and of Naphtali, beside the sea, beyond the Jordan River, in Galilee where so many Gentiles live,
  • Matthew 5:5 God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth.
  • Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.