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Land

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

in one of its usages, denotes (a) "land" as distinct from sea or other water, e.g., Mark 4:1; 6:47; Luke 5:3; John 6:21; (b) "land" as subject to cultivation, e.g., Luke 14:35 (see GROUND); (c) "land" as describing a country or region, e.g., Matthew 2:20,21; 4:15; Luke 4:25; in 23:44, RV, "(the whole) land," AV, "(all the) earth;" Acts 7:29; Hebrews 11:9 , RV, "a land (not his own)," AV "a (strange) country;" Jude 1:5 . In Acts 7:11 the AV follows a reading of the noun with the definite article which necessitates the insertion of "land." See EARTH.

is used with the meaning "land," (a) of a country, region, e.g., Mark 1:5; Luke 15:14; sometimes translated "region," e.g., Matthew 4:16; Luke 3:1; Acts 8:1; 13:49; 16:6; (b) of property, Luke 12:16 , "ground." See COUNTRY , A, No. 3.

a diminutive of No. 2, in form, but not in meaning, is translated "land" in the sense of property, in Acts 4:34; 5:3,8; 28:7 , RV, "lands" (AV, "possessions"). See FIELD , GROUND , A, No. 4, PLACE, POSSESSION.

"a field," or "piece of ground," or "the country" as distinct from the town, is translated "lands" in Matthew 19:29; Mark 10:29,30; Acts 4:37 (cp. No. 3 in Acts 4:34 ). See COUNTRY , A, No. 1, FARM, FIELD, GROUND.

"dry," "dry land," Matthew 23:15 (ge, "land," being understood); Hebrews 11:29 : see DRY.

Note: In Luke 4:26 , the RV, "in the land (of)" and AV, "a city (of)," represent no word in the original, but give the sense of the phrase.

"to come down, or go down, descend," is used of coming to port by ship, in Acts 18:22 , "landed;" Acts 21:3 (ditto); 27:5, "came to." See COME , No. 7, GO, Note (1).

Notes: (1) In Acts 28:12 , RV, katago, "to bring down," used as a nautical term in the Passive Voice, is translated "touching" (AV, "landing"). (2) In Acts 21:3 , some mss. have the verb katago, with reference to Cyprus. (3) In Acts 20:13 , pezeuo, "to travel by land" or "on foot" (pezos, "on foot;" pous, "a foot"), is translated "to go by land," RV, AV, "to go afoot," and RV marg., "to go on foot."