Strong's Greek · G1919

ἐπίγειος

epígeios

earthly, in earth, terrestrial

Definition

worldly (physically or morally)

Derivation

from G1909 (ἐπί) and G1093 (γῆ);

Appears 7 times in Scripture

Philippians 3:19

Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.

John 3:12

If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

James 3:15

Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

Philippians 2:10

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

1 Corinthians 15:40

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.

2 Corinthians 5:1

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.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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