Luke 21:33:5Luke.21.33.W5TAB

γῆ

earth

Transliteration
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IPA
/ˈgɛː/

Meaning by language

English
earth

Alphabet Analysis

Gammagh — guttural
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

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  2. sentence

    ho ou-ra-NOS KAI hê GÊ pa-re-LEU-so-ntai hoi de LO-goi mou ou MÊ pa-re-LEU-so-ntai

Exegesis

The opening phrase ho ouranos kai he ge {ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ | ho ouranós kai hē gē} gathers the two coordinated nouns into a single subject complex before the verb appears. That placement gives the first clause a sweeping, universal scope: the whole created order is subject to change.

Root and etymology

Rootgamma eta

earth, land

In contextLuke 21:33

The sky and the earth will vanish, but My words will certainly not vanish.

About this coordinate

Luke 21:33:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 21:33, so the Greek word γῆ () 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 Luke.21.33.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.33.W5.S1) and character.