Word Study · Strong's G1067 · Greek
γέεννα
geenna
gheh'-en-nah
Strong's 1890 spelling: géenna
“valley of (the son of) Hinnom”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
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
Rendered in the KJV as
hell.
- 12occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 12 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- γέενναν6
- γέενναν.1
- γέενναν.¶1
- γεέννῃ.1
- γεέννης1
- γεέννης;1
- γεέννης.¶1
How it is rendered · 4
- hell6
- hell.4
- of hell1
- of hell?1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular8
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular3
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASF-T · 8
- N-GSF-T · 3
- N-DSF-T · 1
All 12, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew7 occurrences
- Matthew 5:22γέεννανgeennannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBut 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.here: hell
- Matthew 5:29γέενναν.¶geennannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularIf 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.here: hell.
- Matthew 5:30γέεννανgeennannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd 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.here: hell
- Matthew 10:28γεέννῃ.geennēnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularDo 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.here: hell.
- Matthew 18:9γέεννανgeennannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd 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.here: hell
- Matthew 23:15γεέννηςgeennēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularWoe 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.here: of hell
- Matthew 23:33γεέννης;geennēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularYou snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?here: of hell?
Mark3 occurrences
- Mark 9:43γέεννανgeennannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularIf 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.here: hell
- Mark 9:45γέεννανgeennannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularIf 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.here: hell
- Mark 9:47γέεννανgeennannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd 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,here: hell