Sporos σπόρος
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| σπόρος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | sporos |
| Strong's number | G4703 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | seed |
| Occurrences | 6 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Mark (2) |
Sporos (Greek σπόρος, Strong's G4703) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “seed”. It occurs 6 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
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)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | seed (4), sown (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | seed (5), store of seed (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Sporos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 4:26And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
- Mark 4:27And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.
Luke
- 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.“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.
- Luke 8:11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
2 Corinthians
- 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;)Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).