Matt 4:15 γῆ Matt 2:21 γῆν
>>>___Do those look like the same words to you?___<<<
Since you are not going to explain the differences to the readers, despite my asking, I will give it a try. I had to ponder this for a while to make my point, but I believe I found a method that will work.
In general, the words are essentially the same word with slight changes to allow for usage variances, some of the time. LOL! I'm not kidding about "some of the time." Well, I am not really sure about some of the time. Scholars have been arguing over this for centuries. Anyway, here goes:
This is the first word, γῆ
Matt 2:6 "Bethlehem, [in] the land (γῆ) of Juda"
Matt 4:15 "The land (γῆ) of Zabulon"
Matt 5:18 "heaven and earth (γῆ) pass"
Mat 9:31 "all that country (γῆ)"
Mat 11:24 "more tolerable for the land (γῆ) of Sodom"
Mat 24:35 "Heaven and earth (γῆ) shall pass away, but"
Luk 8:15 "that on the good ground (γῆ) are they"
Acts 7:33 "is holy ground (γῆ)."
Acts 13:19 "in the land of Chanaan (γῆ),"
1Cor 10:28 "for the earth (γῆ) [is] the Lord's"
Jam 5:18 "rain, and the earth (γῆ) brought forth her"
2Pet 3:10 "with fervent heat, the earth (γῆ) also"
Rev 13:3 "and all the world (γῆ) wondered after"
Rev 14:16 "and the earth (γῆ) was reaped.
Rev 21:1 "the first earth (γῆ) were passed away;"
This is the second word, γῆν
Mat 2:21 "came into the land (γῆν) of Israel."
Mat 5:5 "they shall inherit the earth (γῆν)."
Mat 9:26 "all that land (γῆν)."
Mat 10:29 "fall on the ground (γῆν) without your"
Mat 15:35 "to sit down on the ground (γῆν)."
Luk 16:17 "for heaven and earth (γῆν) to pass, than"
John 3:22 "disciples into the land (γῆν) of Judaea; and"
Acts 4:24 "heaven, and earth (γῆν), and the sea,"
Rom 10:18 "into all the earth (γῆν), and their"
Heb 1:10 " hast laid the foundation of the earth (γῆν)"
Heb 11:9 "in the land of promise (γῆν),"
Heb 12:26 "then shook the earth (γῆν): but now"
2 Pet 3:13 "and a new earth (γῆν), wherein dwelleth"
Rev 5:6 "into all the earth (γῆν)."
Rev 12:12 "woe to the inhabiters of the earth (γῆν) and"
Rev 14:7 "heaven, and earth (γῆν), and the sea"
Rev 17:2 "the inhabitants of the earth (γῆν) have been made drunk"
Rev 21:1 "a new heaven and a new earth (γῆν): for the first"
In the original post on the subject, Revelation 18:11 was the subject. It was translated from another of the three variations, γῆς. We will look at verses from the Revelation that use all three variations, in order:
Rev 18:1 and the earth (γῆ) was lightened
Rev 17:2 the inhabitants of the earth (γῆν) have been made drunk
Rev 18:11 the merchants of the earth (γῆς) shall weep
These are some other uses of γῆς
Mark 6:47 "alone on the land (γῆς)."
Mark 8:6 "to sit down on the ground (γῆς): and he took"
Luk 21:35 "the face of the whole earth (γῆς)."
Acts 7:3 "out of thy country (γῆς), and from"
Acts 17:24 "of heaven and earth (γῆς), dwelleth not"
Rev 1:7 "kindreds of the earth (γῆς) shall wail"
Rev 6:4 "peace from the earth (γῆς), and that"
Rev 18:3 "the merchants of the earth (γῆς) are waxed rich"
You see any usable differences? Maybe that is why Strong's and Young's lumps them all under one word, γῆ.
By the way, you can find these variations in the Englishman's Concordance.
Philip
Here’s a hint for you.
Daniel 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
Has knowledge been increased in the last 70 years?
Daniel 12: 8 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? 9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
God caused people to not understand at times didn’t He?
Romans 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Many of the words of scripture have been hidden from people “till the time of the end”. The meaning of the “world”, “the whole earth”, and much of prophecy were not understood fully “till the time of the end”.
Now take into consideration how anyone could fully understand not only the meaning of some words but prophecy in general before an event in history that could not possibly be expected in the carnal logic.
Ezekiel 34:13 And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.
Which writers understood prior to 1948 that Israel would again be a nation in the same land as God gave them originally after nearly 2000 years? Now look at the nations that are against Israel today. Compare that with the old Roman Empire region and much of the old understanding of prophecy and exegesis gets turned on its head.
The same holds true for your belief that AD70 was the fulfillment of much of prophecy. The re-gathering of Israel as a nation is not a coincidence.