The meaning of “ἐπίγειος”
Understanding epígeios reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
earthly, in earth, terrestrial. - worldly (physically or morally)
ἐπίγειος
earthly, in earth, terrestrial. - worldly (physically or morally)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| John 3:12 | “If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?” Word: ἐπίγειος (epígeios) | |
| 1 Corinthians 15:40 | “There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.” Word: ἐπίγειος (epígeios) | |
| 2 Corinthians 5:1 | “For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.” Word: ἐπίγειος (epígeios) | |
| Philippians 3:19 | “Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)” Word: ἐπίγειος (epígeios) | |
| James 3:15 | “This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.” Word: ἐπίγειος (epígeios) |