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Lexicon :: Strong's G4687 - speirō

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σπείρω
Transliteration
speirō (Key)
Pronunciation
spi'-ro
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably strengthened from σπάω (G4685) (through the idea of extending)
mGNT
53x in 22 unique form(s) TR
53x in 20 unique form(s) LXX
55x in 25 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:536,1065

Strong’s Definitions

†σπείρω speírō, spi'-ro; probably strengthened from G4685 (through the idea of extending); to scatter, i.e. sow (literally or figuratively):—sow(- er), receive seed.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 54x

The KJV translates Strong's G4687 in the following manner: sow (43x), sower (6x), receive seed (4x), variations of 'sow' (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 54x
The KJV translates Strong's G4687 in the following manner: sow (43x), sower (6x), receive seed (4x), variations of 'sow' (1x).

  1. to sow, scatter, seed

  2. metaph. of proverbial sayings

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†σπείρω speírō, spi'-ro; probably strengthened from G4685 (through the idea of extending); to scatter, i.e. sow (literally or figuratively):—sow(- er), receive seed.
STRONGS G4687:
σπείρω; (imperfect 2 person singular ἐσπειρες, Matthew 13:27 Tr); 1 aorist ἔσπειρα; passive, present σπείρομαι; perfect passive participle ἐσπαρμενος; 2 aorist ἐσπάρην; (derived from the quick, jerky, motion of the hand; cf. our spurn (of the foot); Curtius, § 389); from Hesiod down; the Sept. for זָרַע; to sow, scatter seed;
a. properly: absolutely, Matthew 6:26; Matthew 13:3f, 18; Mark 4:3f, 14; Luke 8:5; Luke 12:24; (John 5:36f (see in b.)); 2 Corinthians 9:10; with an accusative of the thing, as σπέρμα ζιζάνια, κόκκον (cf. Buttmann, § 131, 5): Matthew 13:24f (but in 25 L T Tr WH have ἐπέσπειρεν), 27,37,39; Mark 4:32: Luke 8:5; 1 Corinthians 15:36f; with specifications of place: εἰς τάς ἀκάνθας, Matthew 13:22; Mark 4:18; ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ, Matthew 13:24 (31); ἐπί τῆς γῆς. Mark 4:31; ἐπί with an accusative of place, Matthew 13:20, 23; Mark 4:16, 20; παρά τήν ὁδόν, Matthew 13:19.
b. in proverbial sayings: absolutely, Matthew 25:24, 26; Luke 19:21; John 4:37; 2 Corinthians 9:6; τί, Galatians 6:7 (on these sayings see θερίζω, b.). in comparisons: σπρίειν εἰς τήν σάρκα, εἰς τό πνεῦμα (σάρξ and πνεῦμα are likened to fields to be sown), to do those things which satisfy the nature and promptings of the σάρξ or of the πνεῦμα, Galatians 6:8; τόν λόγον, to scatter the seeds of instruction, i. e. to impart instruction, Mark 4:14f; ὁ λόγος, ὁ ἐσπαρμενος ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν, the ideas and precepts that have been implanted like seed in their hearts, i. e. received in their hearts, Mark 14:15 (here Tr text WH εἰς αὐτούς into their hearts T L marginal reading ἐν αὐτοῖς); οὗτος ἐστιν ὁ παρά τήν ὁδόν σπαρείς, this one experiences the fate of the seed sown by the wayside, Matthew 13:19; add, 20-23; Mark 4:16, 18, 20. τό σῶμα, the body, which after death is committed like seed to the earth, 1 Corinthians 15:42-44; καρπόν δικαιοσύνης, i. e. that seed which produces καρπόν δικαιοσύνης (see καρπός, 2 b.), James 3:18; σπείρειν τίνι τί, to give, manifest, something to one, from whom we may subsequently receive something else akin to a harvest (θερίζομεν), 1 Corinthians 9:11. (Compare: διασπείρω, ἐπισπείρω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
6:26; 13:3; 13:18; 13:19; 13:19; 13:20; 13:20-23; 13:22; 13:23; 13:24; 13:24; 13:27; 25:24; 25:26
Mark
4:3; 4:14; 4:14; 4:16; 4:16; 4:18; 4:18; 4:20; 4:20; 4:31; 4:32; 14:15
Luke
8:5; 8:5; 12:24; 19:21
John
4:37; 5:36
1 Corinthians
9:11; 15:36; 15:42; 15:43; 15:44
2 Corinthians
9:6; 9:10
Galatians
6:7; 6:8
James
3:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4687 matches the Greek σπείρω (speirō),
which occurs 53 times in 42 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:26 - Look at the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into granaries, and your heavenly Father nourishes them. Are *ye* not much more excellent than they?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:3 - And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:4 - and as he sowed, some grains fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:18 - *Ye*, therefore, hear the parable of the sower.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:19 - From every one who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the wicked one comes and catches away what was sown in his heart: this is he that is sown by the wayside.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:20 - But he that is sown on the rocky places -- this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:22 - And he that is sown among the thorns -- this is he who hears the word, and the anxious care of this life, and the deceit of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:23 - But he that is sown upon the good ground -- this is he who hears and understands the word, who bears fruit also, and produces, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:24 - Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has become like a man sowing good seed in his field;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:25 - but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:27 - And the bondmen of the householder came up and said to him, Sir, hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? whence then has it darnel?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:31 - Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:37 - But he answering said, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:39 - and the enemy who has sowed it is the devil; and the harvest is the completion of the age, and the harvestmen are angels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:24 - And he also that had received the one talent coming to him said, My lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hadst not sowed, and gathering from where thou hadst not scattered,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:26 - And his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful bondman, thou knewest that I reap where I had not sowed, and gather from where I had not scattered;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:3 - Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:4 - And it came to pass as he sowed, one fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:14 - The sower sows the word:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:15 - and these are they by the wayside where the word is sown, and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:16 - And these are they in like manner who are sown upon the rocky places, who when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:18 - And others are they who are sown among the thorns: these are they who have heard the word,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:20 - And these are they who have been sown on the good ground, such as hear the word and receive it, and bear fruit; one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred fold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:31 - As to a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, is less than all seeds which are upon the earth,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:32 - and when it has been sown, mounts up and becomes greater than all herbs, and produces great branches, so that the birds of heaven can roost under its shadow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:5 - The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the way, and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it up;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:24 - Consider the ravens, that they sow not nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; and God feeds them. How much better are *ye* than the birds?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:21 - For I feared thee because thou art a harsh man: thou takest up what thou hast not laid down, and thou reapest what thou hast not sowed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:22 - He says to him, Out of thy mouth will I judge thee, wicked bondman: thou knewest that *I* am a harsh man, taking up what I have not laid down and reaping what I have not sowed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:36 - He that reaps receives wages and gathers fruit unto life eternal, that both he that sows and he that reaps may rejoice together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:37 - For in this is verified the true saying, It is one who sows and another who reaps.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:11 - If we have sown to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if *we* shall reap your carnal things?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:36 - Fool; what *thou* sowest is not quickened unless it die.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:37 - And what thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain: it may be of wheat, or some one of the rest:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:42 - Thus also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruptibility.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:43 - It is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:44 - It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body: if there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual one.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:6 - But this is true, he that sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that sows in the spirit of blessing shall reap also in blessing:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:10 - Now he that supplies seed to the sower and bread for eating shall supply and make abundant your sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness:

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:7 - Be not deceived: God is not mocked; for whatever a man shall sow, that also shall he reap.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:8 - For he that sows to his own flesh, shall reap corruption from the flesh; but he that sows to the Spirit, from the Spirit shall reap eternal life:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:18 - But the fruit of righteousness in peace is sown for them that make peace.
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