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GreekG4687Verb

σπείρω

speirō

41Occurrences
G4687Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to scatter, i.e. sow (literally or figuratively)

probably strengthened from G4685 (σπάω) (through the idea of extending);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to sow (seed): absol.,; ἐν; ἐπί, with genitive; ἐπί, with accusative,; παρά, with accusative. Metaphorical: ; in proverbial sayings,; in interpretation of parables
LXX: chiefly for זָרַע

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

σπείρω appears 41 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
15
Mark
9
1 Corinthians
6
Luke
4
2 Corinthians
2
Galatians
2
John
2
James
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 15:36BSB

You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

Galatians 6:7BSB

Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.

Luke 8:5BSB

“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

Matthew 13:24BSB

Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

Mark 4:3BSB

“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.