γῆ

gē · Greek · Strong's G1093 · 251 occurrences

The KJV renders 8 different Hebrew and Greek words as “ground”

What it means

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

contracted from a primary word;

How the KJV renders it

country, earth, ground, land, world

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“ground”

also renders themelióō (G2311), hedraíōma (G1477), chṓra (G5561), édaphos (G1475), chelqâh (H2513), chârîysh (H2758), ʻâphâr (H6083)

“country”

also renders génos (G1085), agrós (G68), patrís (G3968), ʼîy (H339), gᵉlîylâh (H1552), chebel (H2256)

“earth”

also renders oikouménē (G3625), ʼăraʻ (H772), ʼăraq (H778), cheres (H2789), yabbesheth (H3007), ʻâphâr (H6083)

“world”

also renders kósmos (G2889), oikouménē (G3625), aiṓnios (G166), chedel (H2309), cheled (H2465), têbêl (H8398)

“land”

also renders katérchomai (G2718), agrós (G68), chṓra (G5561), chōríon (G5564), katágō (G2609)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

251 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 8:5 N-GSF1 Corinthians 10:26 N-NSF1 Corinthians 15:47 N-GSF2 Peter 3:5 N-NSF2 Peter 3:7 N-NSF2 Peter 3:10 N-NSF2 Peter 3:13 N-ASFActs 1:8 N-GSFActs 2:19 N-GSFActs 3:25 N-GSFActs 4:24 N-ASFActs 4:26 N-GSFActs 7:3 N-ASFActs 7:4 N-ASFActs 7:6 N-DSFActs 7:29 N-DSFActs 7:33 N-NSFActs 7:36 N-DSFActs 7:40 N-GSFActs 7:49 N-NSFActs 8:33 N-GSFActs 9:4 N-ASFActs 9:8 N-GSFActs 10:11 N-GSFActs 10:12 N-GSFActs 11:6 N-GSFActs 13:17 N-DSFActs 13:19 N-ASFActs 13:47 N-GSFActs 14:15 N-ASFActs 17:24 N-GSFActs 17:26 N-GSFActs 22:22 N-GSFActs 26:14 N-ASFActs 27:39 N-ASFActs 27:43 N-ASFActs 27:44 N-ASFColossians 1:16 N-GSFColossians 1:20 N-GSFColossians 3:2 N-GSFColossians 3:5 N-GSFEphesians 1:10 N-GSFEphesians 3:15 N-GSFEphesians 4:9 N-GSFEphesians 6:3 N-GSFHebrews 1:10 N-ASFHebrews 6:7 N-NSFHebrews 8:4 N-GSFHebrews 8:9 N-GSFHebrews 11:9 N-ASFHebrews 11:13 N-GSFHebrews 11:29 N-GSFHebrews 11:38 N-GSFHebrews 12:25 N-GSFHebrews 12:26 N-ASFJames 5:5 N-GSFJames 5:7 N-GSFJames 5:12 N-ASFJames 5:17 N-GSFJames 5:18 N-NSF

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.