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Greek · G3196, G1909, G1093 · unreviewed

τὰ μέλη τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς

A limb or part of the body · upon/to/against · earth: soil

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μέλος G3196 a limb or part of the body
Pronunciation mélos
Body part functioning within organic unity; Paul's dominant metaphor for Christians interdependently joined to Christ.
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ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against
Pronunciation epí
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γῆ G1093 earth: soil
Pronunciation gē
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What does τὰ μέλη τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς (ta melē ta epi tēs gēs) mean in the Bible?

μέλος · ἐπί · γῆ is a Greek word meaning "members on the earth; earthly members; earthly nature".

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Meaning

members on the earth; earthly members; earthly nature
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Rom 12:4 · Rom 12:5 · 1 Cor 6:15 · 1 Cor 12:12 · 1 Cor 12:20 · 1 Cor 12:22 · 1 Cor 12:25 · 1 Cor 12:26 · 1 Cor 12:27 · Eph 4:25 · Eph 5:30 12×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 12:14 · 1 Cor 12:19 · 1 Cor 12:26 · Jas 3:5 5×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 2×
Dative · Plural · Neuter Rom 7:5 · Rom 7:23 · Jas 3:6 · Jas 4:1 5×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Rom 6:13 · Rom 6:19 · Rom 12:4 · 1 Cor 6:15 · 1 Cor 12:12 · 1 Cor 12:18 · Col 3:5 10×
34 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.

1 Corinthians 12 — One Spirit, Many Gifts, and One Body in Christ 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 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 7 — Released from the Law, Exposed by the Law, and Crying Out for Deliverance

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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