To reap
θερίζωStrong’s G2325therizō
Appears in 17 verses of the New Testament
In short
Therizō is the Greek word usually translated “reap”, “reaping” and “is reaping”. It appears in 17 verses of the New Testament.
“Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?”
Meaning
Usually translated “reap”, “reaping” and “is reaping”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- will reap 5
- reaping 3
- is reaping 2
- to reap 2
- do they reap 1
- i reap 1
- they reap 1
- you reap 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Luke 3
- John 3
- Galatians 3
- Revelation 2
- 1 Corinthians 1
8 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 25:24Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
- Matthew 25:26His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
- Luke 12:24Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
- Luke 19:21For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
- Luke 19:22And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
- John 4:36And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
Greek dictionary
θερίζω therizō · to reap
θερίζω (θέρος), [in LXX chiefly for קָצַר ;] to reap: Mat.6:26, Luk.12:24, Jas.5:4; figuratively, Mat.25:24, 26, Luk.19:21-22, Jhn.4:36-38, 2Co.9:6, Gal.6:7, 9, Rev.14:15; with accusative, τ. σαρκικά, 1Co.9:11; φθοράν, ζωὴν αἰώνιον, Gal.6:8; τ. γῆν, Rev.14:16.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “reap” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REAP, verb transitive
[Latin rapio, carpo; Gr. a sickle, to reap; Eng. crop.]
- To cut grain with a sickle; as, to reap wheat or rye.“When ye reap the harvest, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field” Leviticus 19:9
- To clear of a crop by reaping; as, to reap a field.
- To gather; to obtain; to receive as a reward, or as the fruit of labor or of works; in a good or bad sense; as, to reap a benefit from exertions.“He that soweth to the flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption” Galatians 6:8
All definitions and other forms of “reap”
REAP, verb intransitive
- To perform the act or operation of reaping.
- To receive the fruit of labor or works.“They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy” Psalms 126:5
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.