Greek core word #60 · noun · 248 times in the New Testament
γῆ
gayγῆ, γῆς, ἡ — earth, land
- Contracted first declension (from γέα): circumflex throughout (γῆ, γῆς, γῇ, γῆν).
- No plural in the NT.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Contracted first declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | γῆ | — |
| Genitive | γῆς | — |
| Dative | γῇ | — |
| Accusative | γῆν | — |
| Vocative | γῆ | — |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 15, Mark 6:47.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 206 · open the PDF here