Lexical Definition

‎γῆ‎ gē (ghay) earth: planet G:N-F
contracted from a primary word

country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.

Usage: 4 forms in 171 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
γῇ earth Matt.5.35 • Luke.12.51 • Rom.9.17 • 1John.5.8
γῆσ earth Matt.5.13 • Matt.6.10 • Matt.6.19 • Matt.9.6 • Matt.11.25 • Matt.12.40 • Matt.12.42 • Matt.16.19 • Matt.16.19 • Matt.17.25 • Matt.18.18 • Matt.18.18 • Matt.18.19 • Matt.23.9 • Matt.23.35 • Matt.24.30 • Matt.28.18 • Mark.2.10 • Mark.9.3 • Luke.2.14 • Luke.5.24 • Luke.10.21 • Luke.11.2 • Luke.11.31 • Luke.12.56 • Luke.18.8 • Luke.21.25 • Luke.21.35 • John.3.31 • John.3.31 • John.3.31 • John.12.32 • John.17.4 • Acts.1.8 • Acts.2.19 • Acts.4.26 • Acts.8.33 • Acts.10.11 • Acts.17.24 • Acts.17.26 • Acts.22.22 • Rom.9.28 • 1Cor.8.5 • 1Cor.15.47 • Eph.1.10 • Eph.3.15 • Eph.4.9 • Col.1.16 • Col.1.20 • Col.3.2 • Col.3.5 • Heb.8.4 • Heb.11.13 • Heb.11.38 • Heb.12.25 • Jas.5.5 • Jas.5.7 • Jas.5.17 • Rev.1.5 • Rev.1.7 • Rev.3.10 • Rev.5.3 • Rev.5.3 • Rev.5.10 • Rev.5.13 • Rev.5.13 • Rev.6.4 • Rev.6.8 • Rev.6.8 • Rev.6.10 • Rev.6.15 • Rev.7.1 • Rev.7.1 • Rev.7.1 • Rev.8.7 • Rev.8.13 • Rev.9.3 • Rev.9.4 • Rev.11.4 • Rev.11.10 • Rev.11.10 • Rev.13.8 • Rev.13.11 • Rev.13.14 • Rev.13.14 • Rev.14.3 • Rev.14.6 • Rev.14.15 • Rev.14.18 • Rev.14.19 • Rev.16.14 • Rev.16.18 • Rev.17.2 • Rev.17.5 • Rev.17.8 • Rev.17.18 • Rev.18.3 • Rev.18.3 • Rev.18.9 • Rev.18.11 • Rev.18.23 • Rev.18.24 • Rev.19.19 • Rev.20.8 • Rev.20.9 • Rev.21.24
earth’ Acts.3.25 • Acts.13.47
land Luke.21.23
of earth Mark.13.27
γῆν an earth Rev.21.1
earth Matt.5.5 • Matt.10.34 • Luke.12.49 • Luke.16.17 • Acts.4.24 • Acts.14.15 • Rom.10.18 • Heb.1.10 • Heb.12.26 • Heb.12.26 • Jas.5.12 • 2Pet.3.13 • Rev.5.6 • Rev.6.13 • Rev.7.2 • Rev.7.3 • Rev.8.5 • Rev.8.7 • Rev.9.1 • Rev.9.3 • Rev.10.6 • Rev.11.6 • Rev.11.18 • Rev.12.4 • Rev.12.9 • Rev.12.13 • Rev.13.12 • Rev.13.13 • Rev.14.7 • Rev.14.16 • Rev.14.19 • Rev.16.1 • Rev.16.2 • Rev.17.2 • Rev.19.2
ground John.12.24
land Rev.12.12
γῆ earth Matt.5.18 • Matt.24.35 • Matt.27.51 • Mark.13.31 • Luke.21.33 • 1Cor.10.26 • 1Cor.10.28 • Jas.5.18 • 2Pet.3.5 • 2Pet.3.7 • 2Pet.3.10 • Rev.12.16 • Rev.12.16 • Rev.13.3 • Rev.14.16 • Rev.18.1 • Rev.20.11 • Rev.21.1
the earth Acts.7.49

Abbott-Smith

γῆ, γῆς, ἡ, [in LXX for אֶרֶץ, אֲדָמָה, etc.;]
1. the earth, world: Lk 21:35, Ac 1:8, He 11:13, Re 3:10, al.; opp. to οὐρανός, Mt 5:18 11:25, Mk 13:27, al.
2. land;
(a) opp. to sea or water: Mk 4:1, Lk 5:3, Jo 6:21, al.;
(b) as subject to cultivation: Mt 13:5, Mk 4:8, Lk 13:7, He 6:7, al.;
(c) the ground: Mt 10:29, Mk 8:6, Lk 24:5, Jo 8:6, al.;
(d) a region, country: Lk 4:25, Ro 9:28, Ja 5:17; γῆ Ἰσραήλ, Mt 2:20, 21; Χαλδαίων, Ac 7:4; ἡ Ἰουδαία γῆ, Jo 3:22; c. gen. pers., Ac 7:3.

Abbott-Smith References

Book Refs
Matthew 2:20 · 2:21 · 5:18 · 10:29 · 11:25 · 13:5
Mark 4:1 · 4:8 · 8:6 · 13:27
Luke 4:25 · 5:3 · 13:7 · 21:35 · 24:5
John 3:22 · 6:21 · 8:6
Acts 1:8 · 7:3 · 7:4
Romans 9:28
Hebrews 6:7 · 11:13
James 5:17
Revelation 3:10

Liddell-Scott-Jones

meaning of: γῆ

γῆ, ἡ,

occasionally in [Refs 8th c.BC+]: dual γαῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γῶν [Refs 2nd c.BC+]:—earth (including land and sea, [Refs 7th c.BC+] opposed to heaven, or land opposed to sea, Γῆ τε καὶ Ἠέλιος καὶ Ἐρινύες [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τίς γ; [γῆς περίοδοι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.36, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 362b12, title of work by 4th-5th c.BC: Hecataeus Milesius Historicus: personified, 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” [same place], 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 69, “Pers.” 629, etc.">Refs 8th c.BC+]; κατὰ γῆν on land, by land, opposed to ναυσί, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἐκ θαλάσσης, [γῆν στέλλεσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 5.6.5, etc.">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ γῆς on earth, opposed to νέρθε, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ γῆς below the earth, [γῆς 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 968; ὑπὸ γῆς [prev. author] “fragment” 572; γᾶς ὑπένερθε 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 292 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]: genitive with local Adverbs, ἵνα γῆς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποῦ, ποῖ, ὅποι γ., [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 earth, as an element, [Refs 6th c.BC+]
__2.b γῆν καὶ ὕδωρ αἰτεῖν, as tokens of submission, [γῆν καὶ ὕδωρ διδόναι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.18, +others ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II land, country, καὶ γῆν καὶ πόλιν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; γῆν πρὸ γῆς ἐλαύνεσθαι, διώκειν, from land to land, [γῆ LXX.Wis.12.3 ">LXX+5th c.BC+]; one's native land, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; frequently omitted with article, ἐκ τῆς ἐμαυτοῦ (i.e. γῆς) δραπέτας [Refs]
__II.2 frequently in Trag., city, αὐτός τε καὶ γῆ δορὶ πεσοῦσ᾽ Ἑλληνικῷ [Refs]
__III the earth or ground as tilled, ἄροτον γῆς [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.; τὴν γῆν ἐργάζεσθαι, θεραπεύειν, till the ground, [γῆς φυόμενα [prev. author] “Mem.” 4.3.10. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 estate, farm, γῆν πρίασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ γῇ δανείζειν lend on mortgage, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__IV of particular kinds of earth or minerals, e.g. fuller's earth. [Refs 5th c.BC+]