ἐπίγεια

epígeios

earthly

Pertaining to, belonging to, or located on the earth; of or relating to the physical earth in contrast to heaven or things above. In various contexts, it denotes earthly (as opposed to heavenly) location, nature, or orientation, whether in a neutral, physical, or negative, moral sense. Can refer to things characterized by their association with the material, terrestrial realm.

G1919

John 3:12 · Word #3

Lexicon G1919

Lemmaἐπίγειος
Transliterationepígeios
Strong'sG1919
DefinitionPertaining to, belonging to, or located on the earth; of or relating to the physical earth in contrast to heaven or things above. In various contexts, it denotes earthly (as opposed to heavenly) location, nature, or orientation, whether in a neutral, physical, or negative, moral sense. Can refer to things characterized by their association with the material, terrestrial realm.

Morphology ADJ.S ACC N PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phraseearthly
Literalearthly-on-earth

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐπίγειος
Strong'sG1919

SIBI-P1 Translation G1919-01

earthly things

Morphological NotesAdjective used substantively; accusative neuter plural (Gr,NS/AA,,,,ANP/NNP), functioning as a plural object meaning "things that are earthly."
Rendering RationaleThe adjective ἐπίγειος means belonging to or located upon the earth (from ἐπί + γῆ). As a neuter plural accusative substantive adjective, ἐπίγεια functions as "earthly things," preserving both its terrestrial sense and its plural object form.

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