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It is used in the New Testament to describe the physical ground or surface upon which people stand or events occur. The word conveys the idea of a foundational or supporting surface.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the ground was often seen as a stable and foundational element of the world. It was associated with fertility, stability, and the sustenance of life. In the biblical context, the ground is frequently mentioned in relation to agriculture, land ownership, and divine promises concerning the land.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a basis, bottom, ground<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>ground (1).<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 1475: ἔδαφος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἔδαφος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἐδαφεος</span> (<span class="greek2">ἐδάφους</span>), <span class="greek2">τό</span>, <span class="accented">bottom, base, ground</span>: <span class="greek2">πίπτειν</span> <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">ἔδαφος</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/22-7.htm">Acts 22:7</a>. (the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>; in classical writings from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down.)<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>ground. <p>From the base of <a href="/greek/1476.htm">hedraios</a>; a basis (bottom), i.e. The soil -- ground. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1476.htm">hedraios</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εδάφει εδαφος εδάφος έδαφος ἔδαφος εδάφους εδέσματα εδεσμάτων έδνα έδραι έδραις έδρας εδρασθήναι edaphos édaphos<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/acts/22-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 22:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular">N-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς τὸ <b>ἔδαφος</b> καὶ ἤκουσα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and I fell <span class="itali">to the ground</span> and heard<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I fell unto <span class="itali">the ground,</span> and heard<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the <span class="itali">ground</span> and heard<p><b><a href="/greek/1475.htm">Strong's Greek 1475</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1475.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/edaphos_1475.htm">ἔδαφος — 1 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/1474.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1474"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1474" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1476.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1476"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1476" /></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>