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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 18 times in 16 verses in 'Mat' 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 [fn]air, that they do not sow G4687, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:3 -

And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower G4687 went out to sow G4687;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:4 - and as he sowed G4687, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:18 -

“Hear then the parable of the sower G4687.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:19 - “When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown G4687 in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown G4687 beside the road.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:20 - “And the one on whom seed was sown G4687 on the rocky places, this is the man 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 the one on whom seed was sown G4687 among the thorns, this is the one who hears the word, and the worry of the [fn]world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:23 - “And the one on whom seed was sown G4687 on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:24 -

He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven [fn]may be compared to a man who sowed G4687 good seed in his field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:25 - “But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed [fn]tares among the wheat, and went away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:27 - “The slaves of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow G4687 good seed in your field? [fn]How then does it have tares?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:31 -

He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed G4687 in his field;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:37 - And He answered and said, “The one who sows G4687 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 sowed G4687 them is the devil, and the harvest is the [fn]end of the age; and the reapers are angels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:24 -

“And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow G4687 and gathering where you scattered no seed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:26 -

“But his master answered and said to him, ‘You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow G4687 and gather where I scattered no seed.

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