noun · feminine
geennas
Greekγέεννα (geenna)
Strong’sG1067
Gehenna
stem geenn-12 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† γέεννα (γέενα, Mk 9:45, Rec.), -ης, ἡ (perh. through Aram. גֵּיהִנָּם, from Heb. גֵּי הִנֹּם, Ne 11:30; גֵּי בֶּן־הִנֹּם, Jo 18:16; גֵּי בּנֵי־הִנֹּם, IV Ki 23:10; valley of (the son, sons of) lamentation);
[in LXX the nearest approach to γ. is γαίεννα, Jos 18:16 (Γαὶ Ὀννόμ, A), elsewhere φάραγξ Ὀνόμ (Jos 15:8, al.), V. Swete on Mk 9:43;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1067 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidgheh'-en-nah
valley of (the son of) Hinnom; ge-henna (or Ge-Hinnom), a valley of Jerusalem, used (figuratively) as a name for the place (or state) of everlasting punishment
Fromof Hebrew origin ( and );
King Jameshell.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | geennas | geennais |
| object accusative | geennan8×γέενναν | geennain |
| direct address vocative | geennar | geennair |
| of, belonging to genitive | geennau3×γεέννης | geennaiu |
| to, for dative | geenna1×γεέννῃ | geennai |
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
geenna 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
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
geennan“hell”objectaccusative singular8×
Matthew 5:22“hell”mis de legamō vi hoti pantos tos orgizerōtos to adelfo autou enochos eti ta krisia; hos de an legateia to adelfo autou; Raka, enochos eti te sunedrie; hos de an legateia; Mōror, enochos eti eis tan geennan teu pureu.But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
Matthew 5:29“hell”ei de tos ofthalmos su tos dexos skandalizatō sin, exairasar auton kai ballasar apo su, sumferatō gar si hina apollueteia henem teiu meleiu su kai mē holem tem sōmem su balliteia eis geennan.If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
Matthew 5:30“hell”kai ei tas dexas su cheiras skandalizatō sin, ekkoptasar autan kai ballasar apo su, sumferatō gar si hina apollueteia henem teiu meleiu su kai mē holem tem sōmem su eis geennan aperchateia.And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.
Matthew 18:9“hell”kai ei tos ofthalmos su skandalizatō sin, exairasar auton kai ballasar apo su; kalem si atō monofthalmon eis tan zōan eiserchara, ē duo ofthalmoin echarōton ballira eis tan geennan teu pureu.And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
Mark 9:43“hell”Kai ean skandalizateiō sin tas cheiras su, apokoptasar autan; kalem atō sin kullon eiserchara eis tan zōan ē tain duo cheirain echarōton aperchara eis tan geennan, eis tem purem tem asbestem.If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.
Mark 9:45“hell”kai ean tos podos su skandalizateiō sin, apokoptasar auton; kalem atō sin eiserchara eis tan zōan chōlon ē toin duo podoin echarōton ballira eis tan geennan.If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.
Mark 9:47“hell”kai ean tos ofthalmos su skandalizateiō sin, ekballasar auton; kalem sin atō monofthalmon eiserchara eis tan basileian tou theou ē duo ofthalmoin echarōton ballira eis tan geennan,And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,
Luke 12:5“hell”hupodeiknuami de vi tinon fobiveia; fobivar ton meta tem apokteinara echarōton exousian emballara eis tan geennan; nai, legamō vi, houton fobivar.But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
geennau“hell”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Matthew 23:15“hell”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti periagavō tan thalassan kai tan xēran poiara henon prosēluton, kai hotan gineteia poiavō auton huion geennau diplouoteron vu.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
Matthew 23:33“hell”ofioir gennēmeim echidnaiu, pōs feugaveia apo tau krisiau tau geennau?You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
James 3:6“hell”kai tas glōssas purem, tos kosmos tau adikiau tas glōssas kathistanitō en tei melei nu, tas spilarōtas holem tem sōmem kai flogizarōtas ton trochon tau genesiau kai flogizirōtas hupo tau geennau.The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
geenna“hell”to, fordative singular1×
Matthew 10:28“hell”kai mē fobevōr apo toiu apokteinarōtoiu tem sōmem tan de psuchan mē dunerōtoiu apokteinara; fobevōr de mallon ton dunerōton kai psuchan kai sōmem apolluara en geenna.Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.