What does γέ (gé) mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G1065
γέ
:--And besides, doubtless, at least, yet.
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γέ G1065
Pronunciation gé
What does γέ (gé) mean in the Bible?
γέ (gé) is a Greek word meaning ":--and besides, doubtless, at least, yet.".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1065?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (4), - (3), surely (2), yet (2), besides (1).
Where does γέ (gé) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 11:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (4), Luke (3), 1 Corinthians (2), Ephesians (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 4× Acts 17:27, 2 Corinthians 5:3, Ephesians 4:21, Philippians 3:8
- 3× Acts 8:30, Acts 17:27, Romans 8:32
surely 2× 1 Corinthians 9:2, Ephesians 3:2
yet 2× Luke 11:8, Luke 18:5
besides 1× Luke 24:21
Even 1× Acts 2:18
indeed 1× Colossians 1:23
it really was 1× Galatians 3:4
vvv 1× 1 Corinthians 4:8
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 11:8 γε to yet Particle Luke 18:5 γε to yet Particle Luke 24:21 γε to besides Particle Acts 2:18 γε to Even Particle Acts 8:30 γε to - Particle Acts 17:27 γε to - Particle Acts 17:27 γε to . . . Particle Romans 8:32 γε to - Particle 1 Corinthians 4:8 γε to vvv Particle 1 Corinthians 9:2 γε to surely Particle
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 11:8
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 9
Luke 3 Acts 4 Romans 1 1 Corinthians 2 2 Corinthians 1 Galatians 1 Ephesians 2 Philippians 1 Colossians 1
Source forms
γε 16x ge Luke 11:8, Luke 18:5, Luke 24:21, Acts 2:18
Parsing patterns
Particle 16x Luke 11:8, Luke 18:5, Luke 24:21, Acts 2:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. :--and besides, doubtless, at least, yet.
Strong's G1065
Lexical occurrences 20 verses Greek text appearances 13 times Word forms 1 form 20 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
:--and besides, doubtless, at least, yet.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
13 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 11:8 Participle
γε ge
at least, indeed, really
Read verse Luke 18:5 Participle
γε ge
at least, indeed, really
Read verse Luke 19:42 Participle
γε ge
at least, indeed, really
Read verse Luke 24:21 Participle
γε ge
at least, indeed, really
Read verse Acts 2:18 Participle
γε ge
at least, indeed, really
Read verse Acts 8:30 Participle
γε ge
at least, indeed, really
Read verse Romans 8:32 Participle
γε ge
at least, indeed, really
Read verse 1 Corinthians 4:8 Participle
γε ge
at least, indeed, really
Read verse 1 Corinthians 6:3 Participle
γε ge
at least, indeed, really
Read verse 1 Corinthians 9:2 Participle
γε ge
at least, indeed, really
Read verse 2 Corinthians 5:3 Participle
γε ge
at least, indeed, really
Read verse 2 Corinthians 11:16 Participle
γε, ge
at least, indeed, really
Read verse Galatians 3:4 Participle
γε ge
at least, indeed, really
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 20
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 6:1 · Matt 7:20 · Matt 9:17 · Matt 17:26 · Luke 11:8 · Luke 18:5 · Luke 24:21 · Acts 2:18 · Acts 8:30 · Acts 17:27 · Rom 8:32 · 1 Cor 4:8 · 1 Cor 9:2 · 2 Cor 5:3 · 2 Cor 11:16 · Gal 3:4 20×
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain