γῆ
gē
land
Physical ground or soil, that is, the solid surface of the earth; by extension, land as a geographic or territorial unit (country, region, area); abstractly, the inhabited world or the collective territory of humanity; also, in Jewish and Greco-Roman thought, as the domain distinct from sea and sky.
Matthew 2:6 · Word #4
Lexicon G1093
| Lemma | γῆ |
| Transliteration | gē |
| Strong's | G1093 |
| Definition | Physical ground or soil, that is, the solid surface of the earth; by extension, land as a geographic or territorial unit (country, region, area); abstractly, the inhabited world or the collective territory of humanity; also, in Jewish and Greco-Roman thought, as the domain distinct from sea and sky. |
Morphology N VOC F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | VOC — Vocative — Direct address |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | land |
| Literal | land-earth |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | γῆ |
| Strong's | G1093 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1093-01
O land
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine, singular, vocative; direct address to the earth/land as a personified entity. |
| Rendering Rationale | The vocative feminine singular form directly addresses the earth/land as a hearer. "O land" preserves the root sense of physical ground or territorial earth while reflecting the vocative case of direct address. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
O land
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 uses the vocative 'O land,' which matches the direct address of the prophecy. No change needed. |