γῆ
gē
earth: planet
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word γῆ (gē, Strong's number G1093I) refers to the planet earth, indicating its material and natural aspects. Its definition is straightforward and lacks connotations or metaphors, reflecting a literal focus on the physical world. γῆ is used 32 times in the Bible, demonstrating its importance in various contexts, from geographical descriptions to discussions of creation and human existence. Its frequency in the text underscores its relevance to the understanding of the world and humanity's place within it. Throughout the passages where γῆ appears, it often emphasizes its material nature, suggesting a primary concern with the physical characteristics of the earth and its environment. As a result, γῆ takes on a significant role in shaping the reader's perception of the world, underscoring its role as a fundamental aspect of human experience.
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Occurrences in Scripture
32 total occurrences across the text
“Aren’t two sparrows sold for an assarion coin? Not one of them falls on the ground apart from your Father’s will,
Matthew 13:5Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn’t have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.
Matthew 13:5Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn’t have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.
Matthew 13:8Others fell on good soil, and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.
Matthew 13:23What was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who most certainly bears fruit, and produces, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.”
Matthew 15:35He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
Matthew 25:18But he who received the one talent went away and dug in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
Matthew 25:25I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.’
Mark 4:5Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
Mark 4:5Others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
Mark 4:8Others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing. Some produced thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times as much.”
Mark 4:20Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”
Mark 4:26He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth,
Mark 4:28For the earth bears fruit: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
Mark 4:31It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,
Mark 4:31It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,
Mark 8:6He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves. Having given thanks, he broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve, and they served the multitude.
Mark 9:20They brought him to him, and when he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground, wallowing and foaming at the mouth.
Mark 14:35He went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.
Luke 6:49But he who hears, and doesn’t do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”
Luke 8:8Other fell into the good ground, and grew, and produced one hundred times as much fruit.” As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
Luke 8:15Those in the good ground, these are those who with an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and produce fruit with perseverance.
Luke 13:7He said to the vine dresser, ‘Behold, these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and found none. Cut it down. Why does it waste the soil?’
Luke 14:35It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Luke 22:44Being in agony he prayed more earnestly. His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down on the ground.
Luke 24:5Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the earth. They said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?
John 8:6They said this testing him, that they might have something to accuse him of. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with his finger.
John 8:8Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground with his finger.
Acts 7:33The Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you stand is holy ground.
Acts 9:4He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
Acts 9:8Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one. They led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
Acts 26:14When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’