Matthew 13:5:20Matt.13.5.W20TAB
γῆς
gês
“of soil”
- Transliteration
- gês
- Extended
- gês
- IPA
- /gɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- of soil
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
gês
- sentence
AL-la de E-pe-sen e-PI ta pe-TRO-de HO-pou ouk EI-khen gên pol-LÊN kai eu-THE-ôs ek-sa-NE-tei-len di-A to mê E-khein BA-thos gês
Exegesis
The causal articular infinitive dia tò mḕ échein báthos gēs {διὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν βάθος γῆς | diá tò mḕ échein báthos gēs} explains why: the ground lacked sufficient depth. In the formal rendering, the singular pronoun “it” maintains the Greek agreement and clause order. In the dynamic rendering, the singular “it” preserves the Greek subject while using more idiomatic phrasing to convey the rapid sprouting and the insufficient soil layer.
Root and etymology
gegamma–eta
“earth, soil, land”
In context — Matthew 13:5
But other seed fell upon the rocky places , where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it did not have depth of earth .
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:5:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Matthew 13:5, so the Greek word γῆς (gês) 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 Matt.13.5.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.5.W20.S1) and character.