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γῆν καλὴν

Earth: soil · good

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γῆ G1093 earth: soil
Pronunciation gē
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καλός G2570 good
Pronunciation kalós
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What does γῆν καλὴν (gēn kalēn) mean in the Bible?

γῆ · καλός is a Greek word meaning "good soil".

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Meaning

good soil
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 4:15 · Matt 5:18 · Matt 24:35 · Matt 27:51 · Mark 4:28 · Mark 13:31 · Luke 21:33 · Acts 7:33 · Acts 7:49 · 1 Cor 10:26 · Heb 6:7 · Jas 5:18 · 2 Pet 3:5 · 2 Pet 3:7 · 2 Pet 3:10 · Rev 12:16 23×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:13 · Matt 6:10 · Matt 6:19 · Matt 9:6 · Matt 11:25 · Matt 12:40 · Matt 12:42 · Matt 13:5 · Matt 14:24 · Matt 16:19 · Matt 17:25 · Matt 18:18 · Matt 18:19 · Matt 23:9 · Matt 23:35 · Matt 24:30 135×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:35 · Matt 9:31 · Matt 10:15 · Matt 11:24 · Matt 25:25 · Luke 8:15 · Luke 12:51 · Acts 7:6 · Acts 7:29 · Acts 7:36 · Acts 13:17 · Acts 13:19 · Rom 9:17 13×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 2:20 · Matt 2:21 · Matt 5:5 · Matt 9:26 · Matt 10:29 · Matt 10:34 · Matt 13:5 · Matt 13:8 · Matt 13:23 · Matt 14:34 · Matt 15:35 · Matt 25:18 · Matt 27:45 · Mark 4:5 · Mark 4:8 · Mark 4:20 76×
Vocative · Singular · Feminine Matt 2:6 1×
248 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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