γῆς
gē
earth
Physical ground or soil, that is, the solid surface of the earth; by extension, land as a geographic or territorial unit (country, region, area); abstractly, the inhabited world or the collective territory of humanity; also, in Jewish and Greco-Roman thought, as the domain distinct from sea and sky.
Luke 18:8 · Word #22
Lexicon G1093
| Lemma | γῆ |
| Transliteration | gē |
| Strong's | G1093 |
| Definition | Physical ground or soil, that is, the solid surface of the earth; by extension, land as a geographic or territorial unit (country, region, area); abstractly, the inhabited world or the collective territory of humanity; also, in Jewish and Greco-Roman thought, as the domain distinct from sea and sky. |
Morphology N GEN F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | earth |
| Literal | earth |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | γῆ |
| Strong's | G1093 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1093-03
of the land
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine, singular, genitive (Gr,N,,,,,GFS) |
| Rendering Rationale | The genitive feminine singular form denotes possession, source, or relation, so "of the land" preserves the core terrestrial sense of γῆ while accurately reflecting the genitive case. |
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