Greek
γῆ gē
“earth” · 250 times in the New Testament
Through the Bible
- “earth” 156
- “land” 40
- “ground” 19
- “soil” 13
- “(not translated)” 5
- other ways 17
As a table, book by book
| Book | Times |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 43 |
| Mark | 19 |
| Luke | 25 |
| John | 13 |
| Acts | 33 |
| Romans | 3 |
| 1 Corinthians | 3 |
| Ephesians | 4 |
| Colossians | 4 |
| Hebrews | 11 |
| James | 5 |
| 2 Peter | 4 |
| Jude | 1 |
| Revelation | 82 |
How the BSB translates it
Each way the Berean Standard Bible puts it into English, and how often.
Its meanings, as STEP Bible divides them
- planet 167
- country 51
- soil 32
Where it occurs
Grouped by how it’s translated, then by book. Each reference opens the verse.
“earth” 156
Matthew 23
- 5:5 …they will inherit the earth
- 5:13 …the salt of the earth But if the salt…
- 5:18 …truly until heaven and earth pass away not a…
- 5:35 …or by the earth for it is His…
- 6:10 …will be done on earth as it is in…
- 6:19 …for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust…
- 9:6 …Man has authority on earth to forgive sins Then…
- 10:34 …bring peace to the earth I have not come…
- 11:25 …Lord of heaven and earth because You have hidden…
- 12:40 …the heart of the earth
- 12:42 …the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom…
- 16:19 …Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in…
- 16:19 …whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in…
- 17:25 …the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes…
- 18:18 …whatever you bind on earth will be bound in…
- 18:18 …whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in…
- 18:19 …of you on the earth agree about anything you…
- 23:9 …not call anyone on earth your father for you…
- 23:35 …righteous blood shed on earth from the blood of…
- 24:30 …the tribes of the earth will mourn They will…
- 24:35 …Heaven and earth will pass away but…
- 27:51 …top to bottom The earth quaked and the rocks…
- 28:18 …in heaven and on earth has been given to…
Mark 6
Luke 12
- 2:14 …the highest and on earth peace to men on…
- 5:24 …has authority on the earth to forgive sins He…
- 10:21 …Lord of heaven and earth because You have hidden…
- 11:31 …the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom…
- 12:49 …a fire on the earth and how I wish…
- 12:51 …bring peace to the earth No I tell you…
- 12:56 …the appearance of the earth and sky Why don’t…
- 16:17 …easier for heaven and earth to pass away than…
- 18:8 …He find faith on earth
- 21:25 …stars and on the earth dismay among the nations…
- 21:33 …Heaven and earth will pass away but…
- 21:35 …face of all the earth
John 5
Acts 15
- 1:8 …the ends of the earth
- 2:19 …and signs on the earth below blood and fire…
- 3:25 …the families of the earth will be blessed…
- 4:24 …the heaven and the earth and the sea and…
- 4:26 …The kings of the earth take their stand and…
- 7:49 …My throne and the earth is My footstool What…
- 8:33 …was removed from the earth
- 10:11 …being let down to earth by its four corners…
- 10:12 …and reptiles of the earth as well as birds…
- 11:6 …footed animals of the earth wild beasts reptiles and…
- 13:47 …the ends of the earth
- 14:15 …who made heaven and earth and sea and everything…
- 17:24 …Lord of heaven and earth and does not live…
- 17:26 …should inhabit the whole earth and He determined their…
- 22:22 …and shouted Rid the earth of him He is…
Romans 3
1 Corinthians 3
Ephesians 4
Colossians 2
Hebrews 6
James 1
- 5:5 …You have lived on earth in luxury and self…
And 76 more, on the full page.
“land” 40
Matthew 9
- 2:6 …But you Bethlehem in the land of Judah are by…
- 2:20 …mother and go to the land of Israel for those…
- 2:21 …mother and went to the land of Israel…
- 4:15 Land of Zebulun and land…
- 4:15 …Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali the Way…
- 9:31 …about Him throughout the land
- 14:24 …was already far from land buffeted by the waves…
- 14:34 …they had crossed over they landed at Gennesaret…
- 27:45 …came over all the land
Mark 3
Luke 3
John 2
Acts 11
- 7:3 …and go to the land I will show you…
- 7:4 …So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and…
- 7:4 …place and into this land where you are now…
- 7:6 …foreigners in a strange land and that they would…
- 7:29 …remark Moses fled to the land of Midian where he…
- 7:36 …wonders and signs in the land of Egypt at the…
- 7:40 …led us out of the land of Egypt we do…
- 13:19 …Canaan He gave their land to His people as…
- 27:39 …did not recognize the land but they sighted a…
- 27:43 …first and get to land
- 27:44 …was brought safely to land
Hebrews 4
James 1
- 5:17 …not rain on the land for three and a…
Jude 1
- 1:5 …His people out of the land of Egypt He destroyed…
Revelation 6
“ground” 19
Matthew 4
Mark 4
Luke 3
John 3
Acts 4
Hebrews 1
- 11:38 …and holes in the ground
“soil” 13
Matthew 4
Mark 4
Luke 4
James 1
- 5:7 …precious fruit of the soil how patient he is…
Not translated: the English carries it without a word 5
“shore” 3
“ashore” 3
“them” 2
“region” 1
Matthew 1
- 9:26 …this spread throughout that region
“sown” 1
Mark 1
- 4:31 …smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth…
“countryside” 1
John 1
- 3:22 …went into the Judean countryside where He spent some…
“country” 1
Acts 1
- 7:3 …told him Leave your country and your kindred and…
“earthly” 1
Colossians 1
- 3:2 …things above not on earthly things…
“earthly nature” 1
Colossians 1
- 3:5 …the components of your earthly nature sexual immorality impurity lust…
“its” 1
Revelation 1
- 7:1 …the earth holding back its four winds so that…
“world” 1
Revelation 1
- 13:3 …healed and the whole world marveled and followed the…
“EARTH” 1
Revelation 1
- 17:5 …THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH
The Hebrew and Greek words, their glosses and grammar: STEP Bible (CC BY 4.0). The English: the Berean Standard Bible, which also gives which English words render which. Counts are ours.