Lexical Definition

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

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

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

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

Liddell-Scott-Jones

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+]