γῆ gē
Greek word for “earth” · Strong’s G1093 · used 250 times in 223 verses
Meaning
γῆ, γῆς, ἡ; 1. the earth, world:, al.;
Senses in the lexicon
- earth: planet (167)
- earth: country (51)
- earth: soil (32)
How it is translated
Glosses given for gē in context, with how often each is used:
- earth 166
- land 48
- ground 18
- soil 11
- earth? 4
- earth.’ 2
- country 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revelation | 82 | 8.3 | |
| Matthew | 43 | 2.3 | |
| Acts | 33 | 1.8 | |
| Luke | 25 | 1.3 | |
| Mark | 19 | 1.7 | |
| John | 13 | 0.8 | |
| Hebrews | 11 | 2.2 | |
| James | 5 | 2.9 | |
| Ephesians | 4 | 1.7 | |
| Colossians | 4 | 2.5 | |
| 2 Peter | 4 | 3.6 | |
| Romans | 3 | 0.4 |
Also in 2 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Acts 7 (8), Mark 4 (7), Revelation 14 (7), Revelation 13 (6), Revelation 18 (6), James 5 (5), Revelation 6 (5), Revelation 12 (5), Matthew 5 (4), Luke 21 (4)
Forms
- γῆς 135
- γῆν 78
- γῆ 23
- γῇ 13
- Γῆ 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with gē more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 56
- μέγας megas “great” 26
- θάλασσα thalassa “sea” 20
- κατοικέω katoikeō “to dwell” 14
- φωνή phōnē “voice/sound” 16
- πίπτω piptō “to collapse” 14
- βάλλω ballō “to throw” 14
- εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 19
- ἄγγελος angelos “angel” 15
- ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 18
- ἄλλος allos “another” 13
- μετά meta “with/after” 18
Key verses
The verses using gē that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 5:18 — For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
- Matthew 11:25 — At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast…
- Matthew 24:35 — Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
- Matthew 28:18 — And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
- Acts 1:8 — But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria,…
- Acts 14:15 — And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the…
- Colossians 3:5 — Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is…
- Hebrews 12:25 — See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him…
- 2 Peter 3:10 — But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with…
- Revelation 1:5 — And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and…
- Revelation 12:9 — And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his…
- Revelation 20:11 — And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
See all 223 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.