What does κατώτερος · μέρος · γῆ mean in the Bible?
κατώτερος · μέρος · γῆ is a Greek phrase meaning "lower parts of the earth, lower earthly regions".
Greek · G2737, G3313, G1093
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 phrase meaning "lower parts of the earth, lower earthly regions".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2737, G3313, G1093?
G2737, G3313, G1093 is connected to 1 lexical occurrence verse in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. lower parts of the earth, lower earthly regions
Source Gloss
lower parts of the earth, lower earthly regions
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Plural (1)
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Eph 4:9 1×
Word Origins
κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain