G1093 γῆ, G1093, geo, earth Illustrations of English words derived from Greek words used in the New Testament. Genesis 1:1, God created the earth; i.e., the ge (γη). Hebrew: KJV, In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth ['eretsH776]. Greek: ABP, In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth [γηG1093]. God moulded man from the earth ge. Genesis 2:7. We get his identity from the Hebrew's word for "dust" of the earth. Hebrew: KJV, "And the LORD God formed manH120 ['âdâm] of the dust [ 'ădâmâhH6083] of the ground, [âphâr H127 ]" Greek: ABP, "And God shaped the man,[anthrōposG444 ] dust [choosG5522] taking from the earth.[geG1093] DICTIONARIES STRONG'S HEBREW AND GREEK DICTIONARIES: ge G1093. 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. Total KJV occurrences: 252; translated earth, 188, land, 33, ground, 18, country, 2, earthly, 1, world, 1. Thayer's: Thayer Definitions: 1) arable land 2) the ground, the earth as a standing place 3) the main land as opposed to the sea or water 4) the earth as a whole         4a) the earth as opposed to the heavens         4b) the inhabited earth, the abode of men and animals 5) a country, land enclosed within fixed boundaries, a tract of land, territory, region VINE's Expository Dictionary of NT Words: [ G1093, ge ] denotes (a) earth as arable land," e.g., Matthew 13:5, Matthew 13:8, Matthew 13:23; in 1 Corinthians 15:47 it is said of the "earthly" material of which "the first man" was made, suggestive of frailty; (b) "the earth as a whole, the world," in contrast, whether to the heavens, e.g., Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:35, or to heaven, the abode of God, e.g., Matthew 6:19, where the context suggests the "earth" as a place characterized by mutability and weakness; in Colossians 3:2 the same contrast is presented by the word "above;" in John 3:31 (RV, "of the earth," for AV, "earthly") it describes one whose origin and nature are "earthly" and whose speech is characterized thereby, in contrast with Christ as the One from heaven; in Colossians 3:5 the physical members are said to be "upon the earth," as a sphere where, as potential instruments of moral evils, they are, by metonymy, spoken of as the evils themselves; (c) "the inhabited earth," e.g., Luke 21:35; Acts 1:8; Acts 8:33; Acts 10:12; Acts 11:6; Acts 17:26; Acts 22:22; Hebrews 11:13; Revelation 13:8. In the following the phrase "on the earth" signifies "among men," Luke 12:49; Luke 18:8; John 17:4; (d) "a country, territory," e.g., Luke 4:25; John 3:22; (e) "the ground," e.g., Matthew 10:29; Mark 4:26, RV, "(upon the) earth," for AV, "(into the) ground;" (f) "land," e.g., Mark 4:1; John 21:8-John 21:9, John 21:11. See related words: COUNTRY, GROUND, LAND, WORLD in Vine's. My discovery: "Gehenna" [translated in KJV as hell (fire) Matthew 5:22,29,30; 10:28, etc.] was a name given to the Valley of Hinnon [south of Jerusalem] so "ge" would have included a "valley" on earth. ETYMOLOGY OF ENGLISH USE Merriam-Wester English Dictionary: History and Etymology for geo--borrowed from Greek geō-, combining form of gê (Doric gâ) "earth, land, country," perhaps contracted from gaîa "earth," probably of pre-Greek substratal origin. Related Words: Vine's: "geo"--English words beginning with ge, e.g., "geodetic," "geodesy," "geology," "geometry," "geography." from etymonline.com geo- word-forming element meaning "earth, the Earth," ultimately from Greek geo-, combining form of Attic and Ionic gē "the earth, land, a land or country" georgic (n.) "poem of rural or agricultural life," 1510s, Georgics, title of Virgil's poems on rural life, from Latin georgica, from georgicus (adj.), from Greek georgikos "of a husbandman, agricultural," from gē "earth" + ergon "work". As an adjective meaning "related to agriculture" from 1711. geomancy (n.) "art of divination by means of signs derived from the earth," late 14c., from Old French géomancie, from Medieval Latin geomantia, from late Greek *geomanteia, from geo-, combining form of gē "earth" + manteia "divination". geode (n.) rounded stone with a hollow center lined with crystals, 1670s (in Greek form from 1610s), from French géode, from Latin geodes, name of a certain precious stone, from Greek geodes "earthy, earth-like, with deep soil," from gē "earth" (Homeric gaia) + -oides, adjective suffix, "characterized by". Perhaps so called in reference to the rough crust in which the crystals are hidden. geodesy (n.) 1560s, "the art of land surveying," from Modern Latin geodaesia, from Greek geodaisia "division of the earth;" ultimately from gē "earth" + stem of daiein "to divide," from PIE *dai-, extended form of root *da- "to divide." In modern use it refers to mathematical calculations derived from measuring large portions of the earth's surface. In this sense, in reference to structures, from 1936. geophagy (n.) "dirt-eating," 1820, from Greek *geophagia (according to OED the actual Greek is geotragia), from geo-, combining form of gē "earth" + phagein "to eat." A diseased appetite ... prevails in several parts of Alabama, where they eat clay. I heard various speculations on the origin of this singular propensity, called 'geophagy' in some medical books. [Lyell, "Second Visit to U.S.," 1850] geometry (n.) early 14c., also gemetrie, gemetry, from Old French geometrie, from Latin geometria, from Greek geometria "measurement of earth or land; geometry," from combining form of gē "earth, land"+ -metria "a measuring of". gehenna (n.) "hell," 1620s (earlier "a place of torture," 1590s), from Church Latin gehenna (Tertullian), from Greek geenna, from post-biblical Hebrew gehinnom "Hell, place of fiery torment for the dead," figurative use of the place name Ge Hinnom "the Valley of Hinnom," southwest of Jerusalem, where, according to Jeremiah xix.5, children were sacrificed to Moloch. hypogean (adj.) "living below the ground," 1803, from Greek hypogeios "underground," from hypo "under" + gē "earth" . George masc. personal name, from French Georges, Late Latin Georgius, from Greek Georgos "husbandman, farmer," properly an adjective, "tilling the ground," from gē "earth" + ergon "work". The name introduced in England by the Crusaders (a vision of St. George played a key role in the First Crusade), but not common until after the Hanoverian succession (18c.). St. George began to be recognized as patron of England in time of Edward III, perhaps because of his association with the Order of the Garter. BIBLICAL TEXT EXAMPLES Bible's Greek passages that use geo Strong's G1093: 2619 passages total for LXX plus NT.     Examples from OT (ABP): Genesis 3:19, "By sweat of your face you will eat your bread, until the returning you into the earthG1093 from out of which you were taken. For earthG1093 you are and unto earthG1093 you will go." Leviticus 25:38, "I am the lord your God, the one leading you from out of the landG1093 of Egypt, to give to you the landG1093 of Canaan, so as to be your God." Numbers 20:23, "And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Hor, in the mountain, upon the borders of the landG1093 of Edom, saying" Examples from NT (KJV): "earth", 188 times - Matthew 5:5 "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth." "land", 33 times - Matthew 2:6 "And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judah ... " "ground", 18 - Matthew 10:29 "Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground G1093 without your Father." "country", 2 - Matthew 9:31 "But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country." etc. ----- GAYLON WEST

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