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γέεννα (geenna) means “hell: Gehenna” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

γέεννα Greek · G1067 12 tagged occurrences in 12 verses

Pronunciation guide: gheh'-en-nah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1067

γέεννα · geenna · hell: Gehenna

γέεννα (γέενα, Mrk.9:45, Rec.), -ης, ἡ (perh. through Aram. גֵּיהִנָּם, from Heb. גֵּי הִנֹּם, Neh.11:30; גֵּי בֶּן־הִנֹּם, Jhn.18:16; גֵּי בּנֵי־הִנֹּם, 4Ki.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 Mrk.9:43 ;] Gehenna, a valley W. and S. of Jerusalem, which as the site of fire-worship from the time of Ahaz, was desecrated by Josiah and became a dumping-place for the offal of the city. Later, the name was used as a symbol of the place of future punishment, as in NT: Mat.5:29, ; 10:28, Mrk.9:43, 45 47, Luk.12:5, Jas.3:6; γ. τ. πυρός, Mat.5:22 18:19, prob. with ref. to fires of Moloch (DB, ii, 119b); υἱὸς γεέννης, Mat.23:15; κρίσις γεέννης, 23:33.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

Gehenna, and originally the name of a valley or cavity near Jerusalem, a place underneath the earth, a place of punishment for evil.

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How translators render G1067

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BSB rendering counts
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hell 9
of hell 3
KJV rendering counts
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hell 10
of hell 2

Verses containing G1067

Page 1 of 1. 12 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 5:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  2. Matthew 5:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  3. Matthew 5:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  4. Matthew 10:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  5. Matthew 18:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  6. Matthew 23:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  7. Matthew 23:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?

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  8. Mark 9:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  9. Mark 9:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  10. Mark 9:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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,

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  11. Luke 12:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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!

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  12. James 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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