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Strong's G1137 γωνία (gonia)

Gonia means “corner” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1137 — bani in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1137
Language Greek
Linked Usages 42
Books 22

Strong's G1137 Quick Answer

Strong's G1137 γωνία (gonia) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. gonia (go-nee'-ah) n. 1. an angle [probably akin to G1119] It has 42 linked Bible usages across 22 books. Visible English usage signals include corner, corners, and quarters. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
gonia (go-nee'-ah) n. 1. an angle [probably akin to G1119]
Usage
42 linked usages
Books
22 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
corner, corners, and quarters

Meaning and Definition

gonia (go-nee'-ah) n. 1. an angle [probably akin to G1119] KJV: corner, quarter See also: G1119

Original Word
γωνία
Transliteration
gonia
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1137. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

corner

Usage: γωνία, -ας, ἡ (γόνυ), [in LXX chiefly for פִּנָּה ;] an angle, a corner: Mat.6:5, Act.26:26; τ. τέσσαρας γ. τ. γῆς, Rev.7:1, 20:8; κεφαλὴ γνωνίας (רֹאשׁ פִּנָּה, Ps 117(118):22, LXX), Mat.21:42, Mrk.12:10, Luk.20:17, Act.4:11, 1Pe.2:7.† (AS)

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How Strong's G1137 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render gonia, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

corner Matthew 21:42 corners Matthew 6:5 quarters Revelation 20:8

How Strong's G1137 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 30 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1137 (γωνία) appears 33 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1137 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1137 in the New Testament

9 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 6:5 KJV

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Matthew 21:42 KJV

Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

Mark 12:10 KJV

And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:

Strong's G1137 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

30 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 26:23 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt make two posts on the corners of the tabernacle behind.

Exodus 26:24 Septuagint / Brenton

And it shall be equal below, they shall be equal toward the same part from the heads to one joining; so shalt thou make to both the two corners, let them be equal.

Exodus 27:2 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt make the horns on the four corners; the horns shall be of the same piece, and thou shalt overlay them with brass.

Strong's G1137 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

2 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Strong's G1137 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 18:2 Septuagint / Brenton

and the firm foundations of the earth. And I saw the corner-stone of the earth: I saw the four

Usage Excerpts

First 42 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1137.

Exodus 26:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt make two posts on the corners of the tabernacle behind.
Exodus 26:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall be equal below, they shall be equal toward the same part from the heads to one joining; so shalt thou make to both the two corners, let them be equal.
Exodus 27:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt make the horns on the four corners; the horns shall be of the same piece, and thou shalt overlay them with brass.
1 Kingdoms 14:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul said, Bring hither all the chiefs of Israel, and know and see by whom this sin has been committed this day.
3 Kingdoms 7:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The four side pieces were at the four corners of each base; its shoulders were formed of the base.
4 Kingdoms 14:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, in Beth-shemesh; and he came to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, beginning at the gate of Ephraim as far as the gate of the corner, four hundred cubits.
2 Chronicles 4:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he set the sea at the corner of the house on the right, as it were fronting the east.
2 Chronicles 25:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joash king of Israel took prisoner Amaziah king of Judah, son of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, in Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem; and he pulled down part of the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
2 Chronicles 26:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem, both at the gate of the corner and at the valley gate, and at the corners, and he fortified them.
2 Chronicles 26:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he made in Jerusalem machines invented by a wise contriver, to be upon the towers and upon the corners, to cast darts and great stones: and the fame of their preparation was heard at a distance; for he was wonderfully helped, till he was strong.
2 Chronicles 28:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ahaz removed the vessels of the house of the Lord, and cut them in pieces, and shut the doors of the house of the Lord, and made to himself altars in every corner in Jerusalem:
Nehemiah 3:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning of the wall.
Nehemiah 3:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
Nehemiah 3:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner.
Nehemiah 3:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king's high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.
Job 1:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Suddenly a great wind came on from the desert, and caught the four corners of the house, And the house fell upon thy children, and they are dead; And I have escaped alone, and am come to tell thee.
Psalms 117:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The stone which the builders rejected, The same is become the head of the corner.
Proverbs 7:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
Proverbs 7:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And at another time she lies in wait in the streets, at every corner.
Proverbs 21:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
It is better to dwell in a corner on the housetop, Than in plastered rooms with unrighteousness, and in an open house.
Proverbs 32:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Jeremiah 28:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall not take from thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for a foundation: for thou shalt be a desolation forever, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 38:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hananel to the gate of the corner.
Jeremiah 38:40 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the Asaremoth even to Nachal Kidron, as far as the corner of the Horse Gate eastward, shall be holiness to the Lord; and it shall not fail anymore, and shall not be destroyed forever.
Ezekiel 41:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he measured the length of the partition in front of the space left by the back parts of that house; and the spaces left on this side and on that side were in length a hundred cubits: and the temple and the corners and the outer porch were ceiled.
Ezekiel 43:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall take of its blood, and shall put it on the four horns of the altar, and upon the four corners of the propitiatory, and upon the base round about, and they shall make atonement for it.
Ezekiel 45:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priest shall take of the blood of the atonement, and put it on the thresholds of the house, and upon the four corners of the temple, and upon the altar, and upon the thresholds of the gate of the inner court.
Zephaniah 1:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
a day of the trumpet and cry against the strong cities, and against the high towers.
Zephaniah 3:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have brought down the proud with destruction; their corners are destroyed: I will make their ways completely waste, so that none shall go through: their cities are come to an end, by reason of no man living or dwelling in them.
Zechariah 14:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
compassing all the earth, and the wilderness from Geba unto Rimmon south of Jerusalem. And Rama shall remain in its place. From the gate of Benjamin to the place of the first gate, to the gate of the corners, and to the tower of Hananel, as far as the king’s winepresses,
Matthew 6:5 New Testament, KJV
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Matthew 21:42 New Testament, KJV
Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
Mark 12:10 New Testament, KJV
And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
Luke 20:17 New Testament, KJV
And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
Acts 4:11 New Testament, KJV
This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
Acts 26:26 New Testament, KJV
For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.
1 Peter 2:7 New Testament, KJV
Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
Revelation 7:1 New Testament, KJV
And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
Revelation 20:8 New Testament, KJV
And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Daniel 1:38 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Book 151 1:38 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
1 Enoch 18:2 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
and the firm foundations of the earth. And I saw the corner-stone of the earth: I saw the four

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1137, grouped by book.

Exodus 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zephaniah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 2 usages, New Testament
1 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 2 usages, New Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 151 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G1137 FAQ

What does gonia (γωνία) mean?

Gonia (Strong's G1137) is a Greek word most simply glossed "corner". gonia (go-nee'-ah) n. 1. an angle [probably akin to G1119]

How many times is gonia (γωνία) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 42 linked usages for Strong's G1137 across 22 books.

Where can I study gonia (γωνία) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1137 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate gonia (γωνία)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as corner, corners, and quarters. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1137 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 30 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 2 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G1137, with linked reader references where each row is available.