Strong G1475ἔδαφος
ground
- Transliteration
- edaphos
- Pronunciation
- ed'-af-os
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
From the base of G1476; a basis (bottom) that is the soil: - ground.
Detailed definition
ἔδαφος, -εος (-ους), τό,
[in LXX for עָפָר, קַרְקע, etc.;]
bottom, pavement, ground: Act.22:7.†
(AS)
[in LXX for עָפָר, קַרְקע, etc.;]
bottom, pavement, ground: Act.22:7.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1475 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- ground1
First verses
- Acts 22:7And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἔδᾰφος, εος, τό,
bottom, foundation, base of anything, τῆς κατασκευῆς τὰ ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.10)]; ἔ. νηός bottom of a ship, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.249; ἔ. πλοίου 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 32.5, compare 5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 12)]; ἔ. ποταμοῦ, τῆς θαλάττης, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.5.18, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 534a11)]; [ποτηρίου] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 143.2.)]
2 ground-floor, pavement, οἴκου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.137)]; καθελεῖν ἐς ἔ. raze to the ground, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.68; τὸ ἔ. ὁμαλίσασι “IG” 11(2).161 A 57 (Delos, 3rd c.BC))]; ἔπεσον εἰς τὸ ἔ. [NT+3rd c.AD+ (NT.Act.22.7; ἀπὸ ἐδάφους μέχρι παντὸς ὕψους “CPR” 95.17 (3rd c.AD), etc.)]
3 ground, soil, περὶ τοῦ τῆς πατρίδος ἐδάφους ἀγωνίζεσθαι for our country's soil, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.134, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 26.11 (_plural_))]; ἐχθρὸς τῷ τῆς πόλεως ἐδάφει, of a mortal foe, [Refs ([prev. author] 8.39, 10.11; ὀκρυόειν ἔ. “Eleg.Alex. Adesp.” 1.7)]; soil, viewed in regard to its quality, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 2.4.1 (_plural_), 4.11.8: _plural_, ἐδάφη)] lands and tenements (including houses), [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 11.42, “IG” 2.780, “PTeb.” 302.10 (1st c.AD))]; also, masses of earth, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Epistulae” 2p.48U.)]
4 text of a manuscript, opposed to margin (μέτωπον), [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 16.837, 18(2).864.)]
4.b manuscript, [Refs ([prev. author] 16.468 (assuming variant).)]
5 background of puppet-theatre, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd-1st c.BC(?): Hero Mechanicus “Automatopoetica” 30.1, +others)]
bottom, foundation, base of anything, τῆς κατασκευῆς τὰ ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.10)]; ἔ. νηός bottom of a ship, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.249; ἔ. πλοίου 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 32.5, compare 5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 12)]; ἔ. ποταμοῦ, τῆς θαλάττης, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.5.18, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 534a11)]; [ποτηρίου] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 143.2.)]
2 ground-floor, pavement, οἴκου [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.137)]; καθελεῖν ἐς ἔ. raze to the ground, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.68; τὸ ἔ. ὁμαλίσασι “IG” 11(2).161 A 57 (Delos, 3rd c.BC))]; ἔπεσον εἰς τὸ ἔ. [NT+3rd c.AD+ (NT.Act.22.7; ἀπὸ ἐδάφους μέχρι παντὸς ὕψους “CPR” 95.17 (3rd c.AD), etc.)]
3 ground, soil, περὶ τοῦ τῆς πατρίδος ἐδάφους ἀγωνίζεσθαι for our country's soil, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.134, compare 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 26.11 (_plural_))]; ἐχθρὸς τῷ τῆς πόλεως ἐδάφει, of a mortal foe, [Refs ([prev. author] 8.39, 10.11; ὀκρυόειν ἔ. “Eleg.Alex. Adesp.” 1.7)]; soil, viewed in regard to its quality, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 2.4.1 (_plural_), 4.11.8: _plural_, ἐδάφη)] lands and tenements (including houses), [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 11.42, “IG” 2.780, “PTeb.” 302.10 (1st c.AD))]; also, masses of earth, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Epistulae” 2p.48U.)]
4 text of a manuscript, opposed to margin (μέτωπον), [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 16.837, 18(2).864.)]
4.b manuscript, [Refs ([prev. author] 16.468 (assuming variant).)]
5 background of puppet-theatre, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd-1st c.BC(?): Hero Mechanicus “Automatopoetica” 30.1, +others)]