Dictionary entry

γῆ

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

γῆ, γῆς, ἡ,

[in LXX for אֶרֶץ, אֲדָמָה, etc.;]

1. the earth, world: Lk 21:35, Ac 1:8, He 11:13, Re 3:10, al.; opp. to οὐρανός, Mt 5:1811:25, Mk 13:27, al.

2. land;

(a) opp. to sea or water: Mk 4:1, Lk 5:3, Jo 6:21, al.;

(b) as subject to cultivation: Mt 13:5, Mk 4:8, Lk 13:7, He 6:7, al.;

(c) the ground: Mt 10:29, Mk 8:6, Lk 24:5, Jo 8:6, al.;

(d) a region, country: Lk 4:25, Ro 9:28, Ja 5:17; γῆ Ἰσραήλ, Mt 2:20, 21; Χαλδαίων, Ac 7:4; ἡ Ἰουδαία γῆ, Jo 3:22; c. gen. pers., Ac 7:3.