γέεννα
geennaNoun (Technical/Title)G1067
hell: Gehenna
From: of Hebrew origin (H01516 and H02011);
Short Definition
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
Full Lexicon Entry
-ης, ἡ (perh. through Aram. גֵּיהִנָּם, from Heb. גֵּי הִנֹּם; גֵּי בֶּן־הִנֹּם; גֵּי בּנֵי־הִנֹּם, 4; valley of (the son, sons of) lamentation); 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: ,; γ. πυρός, prob. with ref. to fires of Moloch ; υἱὸς γεέννης; κρίσις γεέννης.
LXX Usage: the nearest approach to γ. is γαίεννα, (Γαὶ Ὀννόμ, A), elsewhere φάραγξ Ὀνόμ , V. Swete on
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Technical/Title)
Morphology N:N--T
DescriptionProper Noun, Technical/Title
Occurrences
12 timesAppears 12 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Matthew
7
Mark
3
James
1
Luke
1
Key Passages
- James 3:6
- Matthew 10:28
- Matthew 23:15
- Matthew 5:22
- Matthew 5:30
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