Strong G4703σπόρος
seed
- Transliteration
- sporos
- Pronunciation
- spor'-os
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From G4687; a scattering (of seed) that is (concretely) seed (as sown): - seed (X sown).
Detailed definition
σπόρος, -ου, ὁ
(σπείρω), [in LXX chiefly for זֶרַע;]
= σπορά,
1. sowing or seedtime.
2. seed sown (so usually in late Gk.): Mrk.4:26-27, Luk.8:5, 11, 2Co.9:10 a (LTr.); metaphorically, of almsgiving, 2Co.9:10 b.†
(AS)
(σπείρω), [in LXX chiefly for זֶרַע;]
= σπορά,
1. sowing or seedtime.
2. seed sown (so usually in late Gk.): Mrk.4:26-27, Luk.8:5, 11, 2Co.9:10 a (LTr.); metaphorically, of almsgiving, 2Co.9:10 b.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4703 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- seed4
- sown1
First verses
- Mark 4:26And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
- Mark 4:27And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
- Luke 8:5A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
- Luke 8:11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
- 2 Corinthians 9:10Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
σπόρος, ὁ,
(σπείρω) sowing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.109, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 7.20, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 16.94, etc.)]; μετὰ τὸν σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 42d: _metaphorically_, ὁ γαμήλιος σ. καὶ ἄροτος 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.144b: _plural_, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 7.5.5.)]
2 seed-time, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 17.4; ἀπὸ σπόρω 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 10.14.)]
II seed, λίνου σ. [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 7.65; σ. ἐν νειοῖσιν βάλλοντες 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 25.25, compare 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 3.413, NT.Mark.4.26, etc.)]
II.2 harvest, crop, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.53, “PGrenf.” 2.36.16 (1st c.BC), etc.)]; ὁ πρώϊμος σ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“OGI” 56.68 (Canopus, 3rd c.BC))]; γᾶς σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 706 (Lyric poetry).)]
II.3 offspring, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Lycophron Tragicus 221,750.)]
II.4 semen genitale, variant for{γονή} in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης” 2.54.)]
(σπείρω) sowing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.109, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 7.20, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 16.94, etc.)]; μετὰ τὸν σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 42d: _metaphorically_, ὁ γαμήλιος σ. καὶ ἄροτος 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.144b: _plural_, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 7.5.5.)]
2 seed-time, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 17.4; ἀπὸ σπόρω 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 10.14.)]
II seed, λίνου σ. [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 7.65; σ. ἐν νειοῖσιν βάλλοντες 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 25.25, compare 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 3.413, NT.Mark.4.26, etc.)]
II.2 harvest, crop, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.53, “PGrenf.” 2.36.16 (1st c.BC), etc.)]; ὁ πρώϊμος σ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“OGI” 56.68 (Canopus, 3rd c.BC))]; γᾶς σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 706 (Lyric poetry).)]
II.3 offspring, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Lycophron Tragicus 221,750.)]
II.4 semen genitale, variant for{γονή} in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης” 2.54.)]