====== γῆ ======

Meaning:
  * Soil or ground (e.g. <autott>matthew_13:5|Matthew 13:5</autott>)
  * Land (e.g. <autott>luke_4:25|Luke 4:5</autott>)
  * Country
  * Earth (e.g. <autott>matthew_5:5|Matthew 5:5</autott>)

Feminine noun. Connected to the English words "ground", "geometry" and "geology".

It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:
  * In <autott>genesis_1:1|Genesis 1:1</autott>, God made the heaven and the earth (γῆν). Here the word refers to the whole of the world, all land. γῆν is translated from the Hebrew אָ֫רֶץ
  * In <autott>genesis_2:7|Genesis 2:7</autott>, God formed the man from the dust (γῆς) of the ground. Here the word refers to the soil and is translated from the Hebrew אֲדָמָה
  * And in <autott>genesis_12:1|Genesis 12:1</autott>, God calls Abram to leave his land (γῆς). Here the word refers to his country or territory and is translated from the Hebrew אֶרֶץ

The word γῆ (like אֶרֶץ) is intimately related to οὐρανὸς (שָׁמַיִם) and when these two words are brought together they indicate "everything". 

===== Forms =====

| Case           | Singular | Plural      |
| **Nominative** | ἡ γῆ     | αἱ γαῖαι    |
| **Genitive**   | τῆς γῆς  | τῶν γαιῶν   |
| **Dative**     | τῇ γῇ    | ταῖς γαίαις |
| **Accusative** | τὴν γῆν  | τὰς γαίας   |
| **Vocative**   | γῆ       | γαῖαι       |