Gē — G1093

G1093 · Greek — γῆ

Pronunciation: ghay

Definition

feminine noun

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

  1. arable land
  2. the ground, the earth as a standing-place (German Boden)
  3. the main land, opposed to sea or water
  4. the earth as a whole, the world (Latinterrarumorbis)
    1. the earth as opposed to the heavens
    2. the inhabited earth, the abode of men and animals
  5. a country, land enclosed within fixed boundaries, a tract of land, territory, region

Usually translated as

earth, land, ground, country, earthly, world

Origin

contracted from a primary word

Occurrences

Gē occurs 252 times in 226 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (38), Mark (17), Luke (26), John (11), Acts (31), Romans (3), 1 Corinthians (4), Ephesians (4), Colossians (4), Hebrews (9), James (5), 2 Peter (4), 1 John (1), Jude (1), Revelation (68)

Strong's Lexicon — G