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Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
1 Strong's Number: g1065 Greek: ge

Earth:

denotes

(a) "earth as arable land," e.g., Mat 13:5, 8, 23; in 1Cr 15:47 it is said of the "earthly" material of which "the first man" was made, suggestive of frailty;

(b) "the earth as a whole, the world," in contrast, whether to the heavens, e.g., Mat 5:18, 35, or to heaven, the abode of God, e.g., Mat 6:19, where the context suggests the "earth" as a place characterized by mutability and weakness; in Col 3:2 the same contrast is presented by the word "above;" in Jhn 3:31 (RV, "of the earth," for AV, "earthly") it describes one whose origin and nature are "earthly" and whose speech is characterized thereby, in contrast with Christ as the One from heaven; in Col 3:5 the physical members are said to be "upon the earth," as a sphere where, as potential instruments of moral evils, they are, by metonymy, spoken of as the evils themselves;

(c) "the inhabited earth," e.g., Luk 21:35; Act 1:8; 8:33; 10:12; 11:6; 17:26; 22:22; Hbr 11:13; Rev 13:8. In the following the phrase "on the earth" signifies "among men," Luk 12:49; 18:8; Jhn 17:4;

(d) "a country, territory," e.g., Luk 4:25; Jhn 3:22;

(e) "the ground," e.g., Mat 10:29; Mar 4:26, RV, "(upon the) earth," for AV, "(into the) ground;"

(f) "land," e.g., Mar 4:1; Jhn 21:8, 9, 11. Cp. Eng. words beginning with ge--, e.g., "geodetic," "geodesy," "geology," "geometry," "geography."
See COUNTRY, GROUND, LAND, WORLD.

2 Strong's Number: g3625 Greek: oikoumene

Earth:

the present participle, Passive Voice, of oikeo, "to dwell, inhabit," denotes the "inhabited earth." It is translated "world" in every place where it has this significance, save in Luk 21:26, AV, where it is translated "earth."
See WORLD.

Note: For epigeios, translated "on earth" in Phl 2:10, ostrakino, "of earth," 2Ti 2:20, and katachthonios, "under the earth," Phl 2:10, see EARTHEN.

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