γῆ
ge
earth
contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application):--country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.
Revelation 21:1 · Word #15
Lexicon G1093
| Lemma | γῆ |
| Transliteration | gē |
| Strong's | G1093 |
| In-context | earth |
| Literal | earth |
Morphology N NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | γῆ |
| Strong's | G1093 |
SIBI-P1 G1093-01
the land
| Root | γῆ (gē) |
| Core Meanings | earth, land, soil, ground, territory, inhabited world |
| Semantic Range | soil, ground underfoot, cultivated land, a specific territory or country, the whole earth, the inhabited world in contrast to heaven or sea |
| Conceptual Significance | γῆ carries covenantal and theological weight in Scripture, especially regarding the promised land, inheritance, and the distinction between heaven and earth. It can denote both the physical ground from which humanity was formed and the territorial sphere of divine promise and judgment. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NFS,). Other attested forms in this dataset include vocative feminine singular and dative feminine singular. The noun is first declension feminine. |
| Rendering Rationale | "The land" preserves the concrete, territorial sense inherent in γῆ, which refers to soil or ground and by extension a defined region or the earth as a whole. The form reflected here is nominative feminine singular, functioning as the subject of a clause, which is naturally conveyed in English by the simple subject form "the land." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root γῆ (earth, land, soil, ground, territory, inhabited world)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G1065-01 |
ge | the earth-land (nominative feminine singular) |
G1093-02 |
gen | the land-earth |
G1093-03 |
ges | of the land |
Word Usage (249 occurrences of G1093)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 2:6 | γῆ | ge | land |
| Matthew 2:20 | γῆν | gen | land |
| Matthew 2:21 | γῆν | gen | land |