Seed
κόκκοςStrong’s G2848kokkos
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kokkos is the Greek word usually translated “grain” and “seed”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:”
Meaning
Usually translated “grain” and “seed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to a grain 2
- a grain 2
- grain 2
- a seed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Luke 2
- Mark 1
- John 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 17:20And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
- Mark 4:31It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
- Luke 13:19It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
- Luke 17:6And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
- John 12:24Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
- 1 Corinthians 15:37And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:
Greek dictionary
κόκκος kokkos · seed
κόκκος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX: La 4:5 B א R (תּוֹלָע), Sir.45:11 * ;] a grain: Mat.13:31 17:20, Mrk.4:31, Luk.13:19 17:6, Jhn.12:24, 1Co.15:37.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “seed” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SEED, noun
- The substance, animal or vegetable, which nature prepares for the reproduction and conservation of the species.
- That from which any thing springs; first principle; original; as the seeds of virtue or vice.
- Principle of production.
- Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as the seed of Abraham; the seed of David.
All definitions and other forms of “seed”
- Race; generation; birth.
SEED, verb intransitive
- To grow to maturity, so as to produce seed.
- To shed the seed
SEED, verb transitive
To sow; to sprinkle with seed which germinates and takes root.
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.