What does μέλος · ἐπί · γῆ mean in the Bible?
μέλος · ἐπί · γῆ is a Greek phrase meaning "members on the earth; earthly members; earthly nature".
Greek · G3196, G1909, G1093
τὰ μέλη τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς
A limb or part of the body · upon/to/against · earth: soil
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μέλοςG3196a limb or part of the body
Pronunciationmélos
Body part functioning within organic unity; Paul's dominant metaphor for Christians interdependently joined to Christ.
Open lexicon entry →ἐπίG1909upon/to/against
Pronunciationepí
Open lexicon entry →γῆG1093earth: soil
Pronunciationgē
Open lexicon entry →What does τὰ μέλη τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς (ta melē ta epi tēs gēs) mean in the Bible?
μέλος · ἐπί · γῆ is a Greek phrase meaning "members on the earth; earthly members; earthly nature".
Full entry for τὰ μέλη τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς (G3196, G1909, G1093) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3196, G1909, G1093?
G3196, G1909, G1093 is connected to 34 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. members on the earth; earthly members; earthly nature
Source Gloss
members on the earth; earthly members; earthly nature
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns5Aligned forms34Case patternNominative (17)Number patternPlural (29)
Nominative · Plural · NeuterRom 12:4 · Rom 12:5 · 1 Cor 6:15 · 1 Cor 12:12 · 1 Cor 12:20 · 1 Cor 12:22 · 1 Cor 12:25 · 1 Cor 12:26 · 1 Cor 12:27 · Eph 4:25 · Eph 5:3012×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter1 Cor 12:14 · 1 Cor 12:19 · 1 Cor 12:26 · Jas 3:55×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterMatt 5:29 · Matt 5:302×
Dative · Plural · NeuterRom 7:5 · Rom 7:23 · Jas 3:6 · Jas 4:15×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterRom 6:13 · Rom 6:19 · Rom 12:4 · 1 Cor 6:15 · 1 Cor 12:12 · 1 Cor 12:18 · Col 3:510×
Word Origins
τὰ μέλη τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.