Acts 13:19:6Acts.13.19.W6TAB
γῇ
gê
“land”
- Transliteration
- gê
- Extended
- gê
- IPA
- /gɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- land
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
gê
- sentence
KAI ka-the-LŌN ETH-nē hep-TA en gê kha-NA-an ka-te-klē-ro-NO-mē-sen tēn gên au-TŌN
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en ge Chanaan {ἐν γῇ Χανάαν | en gē̂ Chanáan} ‘in the land of Canaan’ locates the action geographically, with Chanaan in apposition to ge, clarifying which land is in view.
Root and etymology
gegamma–eta
“land, earth”
In context — Acts 13:19
And after He destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave their land to them as an inheritance .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:19:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 13:19, so the Greek word γῇ (gê) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.13.19.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.19.W6.S1) and character.