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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1137. γωνία (gónia) -- Corner</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1137.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/14-6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1137.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1137</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1136.htm" title="1136">◄</a> 1137. gónia <a href="../greek/1138.htm" title="1138">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">gónia: Corner</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">γωνία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>gónia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>go-NEE-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(go-nee'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Corner<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a corner; met: a secret place.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek root γων- (gon-), meaning "angle" or "corner."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H6438 (פִּנָּה, pinnah):</b> Often translated as "corner" or "cornerstone," used in similar contexts in the Old Testament, such as in Psalm 118:22.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "gónia" refers to a corner or an angle, often used in architectural contexts to describe the meeting point of two walls or surfaces. In the New Testament, it is used both literally and metaphorically, particularly in reference to the "cornerstone," which is a crucial element in construction, symbolizing strength and foundation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient architecture, the cornerstone was the first stone set in the construction of a foundation, determining the position of the entire structure. It was essential for stability and alignment. In Jewish tradition, the cornerstone also held symbolic significance, representing the Messiah as the foundation of faith and the unifying element of God's people.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1119.htm">gonu</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>an angle, a corner<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>corner (6), corners (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1137: γωνία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">γωνία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">γωνίας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (from <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down), <span class="accented">an angle,</span> i. e. <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> an external angle, <span class="accented">corner</span> (German <span class="foreign">Ecke</span>): <span class="greek2">τῶν</span> <span class="greek2">πλατειῶν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/6-5.htm">Matthew 6:5</a>; <span class="greek2">κεφαλή</span> <span class="greek2">γωνίας</span>, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-42.htm">Matthew 21:42</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/12-10.htm">Mark 12:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/20-17.htm">Luke 20:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/4-11.htm">Acts 4:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2-7.htm">1 Peter 2:7</a> (<span class="hebrew">פִּנָּה</span> <span class="hebrew">רֹאשׁ</span>, <a href="/interlinear/psalms/117-22.htm">Psalm 117:22</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 118:22>), the head of the corner, i. e. the cornerstone (<span class="greek2">ἀκρογωνιαῖος</span>, which see); <span class="greek2">αἱ</span> <span class="greek2">τέσσαρες</span> <span class="greek2">γωνίαι</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">γῆς</span>, the four extreme limits of the earth, <a href="/interlinear/revelation/7-1.htm">Revelation 7:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/20-8.htm">Revelation 20:8</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> like German <span class="foreign">Winkel</span>, Latin<span class="latin">angulus</span>, English (internal) <span class="accented">corner, equivalent to a secret place</span>: <a href="/interlinear/acts/26-26.htm">Acts 26:26</a> (so <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, Gorgias, p. 485 d. <span class="greek2">βίον</span> <span class="greek2">βιωναι</span> <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">γωνία</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Epictetus</span> diss. 2, 12, 17; (for other examples see <span class="abbreviation">Wetstein</span> on Acts, the passage cited; Stallbaum on <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, the passage cited)).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>angle, corner, quarter. <p>Probably akin to <a href="/greek/1119.htm">gonu</a>; an angle -- corner, quarter. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1119.htm">gonu</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>γνωίας γωνια γωνία γωνίᾳ γωνίαι γωνιαίον γωνιαις γωνίαις γωνίαν γωνιας γωνίας γωνιών δαβίρ gonia gōnia goníāi gōníāi goniais goníais gōniais gōníais gonias gonías gōnias gōnías<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/6-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 6:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν ταῖς <b>γωνίαις</b> τῶν πλατειῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and on the street <span class="itali">corners</span> so<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in <span class="itali">the corners</span> of the streets,<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/6-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> on the <span class="itali">corners</span> of the streets<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/21-42.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 21:42</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς κεφαλὴν <b>γωνίας</b> παρὰ Κυρίου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> THE CHIEF <span class="itali">CORNER</span> [stone]; THIS<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the head <span class="itali">of the corner:</span> this<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/21-42.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the chief <span class="itali">corner</span> from [the] Lord<p><b><a href="/text/mark/12-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 12:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς κεφαλὴν <b>γωνίας</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> BECAME THE CHIEF <span class="itali">CORNER</span> [stone];<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> become the head <span class="itali">of the corner:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/12-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the chief <span class="itali">corner</span><p><b><a href="/text/luke/20-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 20:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/20.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς κεφαλὴν <b>γωνίας</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> BECAME THE CHIEF <span class="itali">CORNER</span> [stone]'?<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the head of <span class="itali">the corner?</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/20-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> into [the] head <span class="itali">of [the] corner</span><p><b><a href="/text/acts/4-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 4:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς κεφαλὴν <b>γωνίας</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> THE CHIEF <span class="itali">CORNER</span> [stone].<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the head of <span class="itali">the corner.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/4-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> into head <span class="itali">of [the] corner</span><p><b><a href="/text/acts/26-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 26:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/26.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐστιν ἐν <b>γωνίᾳ</b> πεπραγμένον τοῦτο</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> has not been done <span class="itali">in a corner.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> done in <span class="itali">a corner.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/26-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> was in <span class="itali">a corner</span> done of these things<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/2-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 2:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς κεφαλὴν <b>γωνίας</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> BECAME THE VERY <span class="itali">CORNER</span> [stone],<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is made the head <span class="itali">of the corner,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> into [the] head <span class="itali">of [the] corner</span><p><b><a href="/text/revelation/7-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 7:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὰς τέσσαρας <b>γωνίας</b> τῆς γῆς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> at the four <span class="itali">corners</span> of the earth,<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the four <span class="itali">corners</span> of the earth,<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/7-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the four <span class="itali">corners</span> of the earth<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/20-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 20:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/20.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ταῖς τέσσαρσιν <b>γωνίαις</b> τῆς γῆς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> which are in the four <span class="itali">corners</span> of the earth,<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the four <span class="itali">quarters</span> of the earth,<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/20-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the four <span class="itali">corners</span> of the earth<p><b><a href="/greek/1137.htm">Strong's Greek 1137</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1137.htm">9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/go_nia_1137.htm">γωνίᾳ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/go_niais_1137.htm">γωνίαις — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/go_nias_1137.htm">γωνίας — 6 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1136.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1136"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1136" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1138.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1138"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1138" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>