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κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς

Inferior (locally, of Hades) · a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application) · earth: soil

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κατώτερος G2737 inferior (locally, of Hades)
Pronunciation katṓteros
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μέρος G3313 a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application)
Pronunciation méros
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γῆ G1093 earth: soil
Pronunciation gē
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What does κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς (katōtera merē tēs gēs) mean in the Bible?

κατώτερος · μέρος · γῆ is a Greek word meaning "lower parts of the earth, lower earthly regions".

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Meaning

lower parts of the earth, lower earthly regions
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Accusative · Plural · Neuter Eph 4:9 1×
1 total occurrences across this form 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.

1 Corinthians 13 — The More Excellent Way of Love John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness 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 Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel

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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