adjective

epigeios

Greekἐπίγειος (epigeios)

Strong’sG1919

earthly

stem epigei-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

earthly6×earth1×

What it means

* ἐπί-γειος, -ον

(< ἐπί, γῆ),

of the earth, earthly: τὰ ἐ., Jo 3:12 Phl 2:10 3:19 (anarth.); σώματα, I Co 15:40; οἰκία, II Co 5:1; σοφία, Ja 3:15 (Cremer, 153).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1919 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidep-ig'-i-os

worldly (physically or morally)

Fromfrom G1909 and G1093;

King Jamesearthly, in earth, terrestrial.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	epigeios	epigeias2×ἐπίγειος	epigeiem	epigeiois	epigeiais	epigeieim3×ἐπίγεια
object accusative	epigeion	epigeian		epigeioin	epigeiain
direct address vocative	epigeior	epigeiar		epigeioir	epigeiair
of, belonging to genitive	epigeiou	epigeiau	epigeieu	epigeioiu1×ἐπιγείων	epigeiaiu	epigeieiu1×ἐπιγείων
to, for dative	epigeio	epigeia	epigeie	epigeioi	epigeiai	epigeiei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

epigeistem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

epigei is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

7 occurrences, every one of them listed

epigeias“earthly”subjectnominative singular2×

2 Corinthians 5:1“earthly”Oidanē gar hoti ean tas epigeias nu oikias teu skēneu kataluiteia, oikodoman ek theou echanō oikian acheiropoiētan aiōnian en toi ouranoi.For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

James 3:15“earthly”ouk atō houtas tas sofias anōthen katercherōtas, alla epigeias, psuchikas, daimoniōdas;Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

epigeioiu“earth”of, belonging togenitive plural1×

Philippians 2:10“earth”hina en te onome Iēsu pantem gonuem kamptateia epouranoiu kai epigeioiu kai katachthonioiu,that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

epigeieim“earthly”subject or objectdirect plural3×

John 3:12“earthly”ei teim epigeieim legama vi kai ouk pisteuavō, pōs ean legameia vi teim epouraneim pisteuavi?If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

Philippians 3:19“earthly”hoiu tem telem apōleias, hoiu tos theos tas koilias kai tas doxas en ta aischuna autoiu, tois teim epigeieim fronarōtois.Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.

1 Corinthians 15:40“earthly”kai sōmeim epouraneim, kai sōmeim epigeieim; alla heteras men tas teiu epouraneiu doxas, heteras de tas teiu epigeieiu.There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the splendor of the heavenly bodies is of one degree, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is of another.

epigeieiu“earthly”of, belonging togenitive plural1×

1 Corinthians 15:40“earthly”kai sōmeim epouraneim, kai sōmeim epigeieim; alla heteras men tas teiu epouraneiu doxas, heteras de tas teiu epigeieiu.There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the splendor of the heavenly bodies is of one degree, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is of another.