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Greek

γῆ gē

“earth” · 250 times in the New Testament

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  • “earth” 156
  • “land” 40
  • “ground” 19
  • “soil” 13
  • “(not translated)” 5
  • other ways 17
As a table, book by book
BookTimes
Matthew43
Mark19
Luke25
John13
Acts33
Romans3
1 Corinthians3
Ephesians4
Colossians4
Hebrews11
James5
2 Peter4
Jude1
Revelation82

How the BSB translates it

Each way the Berean Standard Bible puts it into English, and how often.

  1. earth156
  2. land40
  3. ground19
  4. soil13
  5. Not translated: the English carries it without a word5
  6. ashore3
  7. shore3
  8. them2
  9. country1
  10. countryside1
  11. EARTH1
  12. earthly1
  13. 5 other ways5
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

    • 2:10 …Man has authority on earth to forgive sins He…
    • 4:28 …All by itself the earth produces a crop first…
    • 4:31 …seeds sown upon the earth
    • 9:3 …than any launderer on earth could bleach them…
    • 13:27 …winds from the ends of the earth to the ends of…
    • 13:31 …Heaven and earth will pass away but…
  • 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

    • 3:31 …who is from the earth belongs to the earth…
    • 3:31 …earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one…
    • 3:31 …as one from the earth The One who comes…
    • 12:32 …lifted up from the earth will draw everyone to…
    • 17:4 …have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work…
  • 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

    • 9:17 …proclaimed in all the earth
    • 9:28 …His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively…
    • 10:18 …out into all the earth their words to the…
  • 1 Corinthians 3

    • 8:5 …in heaven or on earth as there are many…
    • 10:26 …for The earth is the Lord’s and…
    • 15:47 …of the dust of the earth the second man from…
  • Ephesians 4

    • 1:10 …in heaven and on earth together in Christ…
    • 3:15 …in heaven and on earth derives its name…
    • 4:9 …lower parts of the earth
    • 6:3 …long life on the earth
  • Colossians 2

    • 1:16 …in heaven and on earth visible and invisible whether…
    • 1:20 …things whether things on earth or things in heaven…
  • Hebrews 6

    • 1:10 …the foundations of the earth and the heavens are…
    • 8:4 …if He were on earth He would not be…
    • 11:13 …and exiles on the earth
    • 12:25 …who warned them on earth how much less will…
    • 12:26 …His voice shook the earth but now He has…
    • 12:26 …shake not only the earth but heaven as well…
  • 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

    • 6:47 …Jesus was alone on land
    • 6:53 …they had crossed over they landed at Gennesaret and moored…
    • 15:33 …came over all the land
  • Luke 3

    • 4:25 …swept over all the land
    • 21:23 …great distress upon the land and wrath against this…
    • 23:44 …came over all the land until the ninth hour…
  • John 2

    • 21:8 …were not far from land only about a hundred…
    • 21:9 …When they landed they saw a charcoal…
  • 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

    • 6:7 …For land that drinks in the…
    • 8:9 …lead them out of the land of Egypt because they…
    • 11:9 …dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in…
    • 11:29 …Sea as on dry land but when the Egyptians…
  • 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

    • 7:1 …wind would blow on land or sea or on…
    • 7:2 …power to harm the land and the sea…
    • 7:3 …Do not harm the land or sea or trees…
    • 10:2 …left foot on the land
    • 10:5 …sea and on the land lifted up his right…
    • 10:8 …sea and on the land
“ground” 19
  • Matthew 4

    • 10:29 …will fall to the ground apart from the will…
    • 15:35 …sit down on the ground
    • 25:18 …off dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s…
    • 25:25 …your talent in the ground See you have what…
  • Mark 4

    • 4:26 …scatters seed on the ground
    • 8:6 …sit down on the ground Then He took the…
    • 9:20 …He fell to the ground and rolled around foaming…
    • 14:35 …He fell to the ground and prayed that if…
  • Luke 3

    • 6:49 …built his house on ground without a foundation The…
    • 22:44 …blood falling to the ground
    • 24:5 …their faces to the ground in terror the two…
  • John 3

    • 8:6 …bent down on the ground with His finger…
    • 8:8 …and wrote on the ground
    • 12:24 …wheat falls to the ground and dies it remains…
  • Acts 4

    • 7:33 …are standing is holy ground
    • 9:4 …He fell to the ground and heard a voice…
    • 9:8 …got up from the ground but when he opened…
    • 26:14 …all fell to the ground and I heard a…
  • Hebrews 1

    • 11:38 …and holes in the ground
“soil” 13
  • Matthew 4

    • 13:5 …did not have much soil It sprang up quickly…
    • 13:5 …sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow…
    • 13:8 …seed fell on good soil and produced a crop…
    • 13:23 …seed sown on good soil is the one who…
  • Mark 4

    • 4:5 …did not have much soil It sprang up quickly…
    • 4:5 …sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow…
    • 4:8 …seed fell on good soil where it sprouted grew…
    • 4:20 …seeds sown on good soil They hear the word…
  • Luke 4

    • 8:8 …seed fell on good soil where it sprang up…
    • 8:15 …the seeds on good soil are those with a…
    • 13:7 …it use up the soil
    • 14:35 …is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure…
  • 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
  • Mark 1

    • 4:1 …people crowded along the shore
  • Luke 1

    • 5:3 …out a little from shore And sitting down He…
  • John 1

    • 6:21 …the boat reached the shore where they were heading…
“ashore” 3
  • Luke 2

    • 5:11 …had brought their boats ashore they left everything and…
    • 8:27 …When Jesus stepped ashore He was met by…
  • John 1

    • 21:11 …and dragged the net ashore It was full of…
“them” 2
  • Revelation 2

    • 11:10 …two prophets had tormented them
    • 13:14 …on the earth telling them to make an image…
“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.