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γέεννα

MainId: 001078000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: γ

StrongCodes: G1067

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 001078001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: γέεννα

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ης

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 001078001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 1.21

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Geographical Objects and Features

      LEXSubDomains: Regions Below the Surface of the Earth

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-26 14:54:37

         DefinitionShort: a place of punishment for the dead

         Glosses: ['Gehenna', 'hell']

         Comments: The Greek term γέεννα is derived from a Hebrew phrase meaning ‘Valley of Hinnom,’ a ravine running along the south side of Jerusalem and a place where the rubbish from the city was constantly being burned. According to late Jewish popular belief, the last judgment was to take place in this valley, and hence the figurative extension of meaning from ‘Valley of Hinnom’ to ‘hell.’ In most languages γέεννα is rendered as ‘place of punishment’ or ‘place where the dead suffer’ or ‘place where the dead suffer because of their sins.’

      LEXReferences: MAT 5:22, MAT 5:29, MAT 5:30, MAT 10:28, MAT 18:9, MAT 23:15, MAT 23:33, MARK 9:43, MARK 9:45, MARK 9:47, LUKE 12:5, YAC 3:6