To sow
σπείρωStrong’s G4687speirō
Appears in 41 verses of the New Testament
In short
Speirō is the Greek word usually translated “sowing”, “having been sown” and “it is sown”. It appears in 41 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 “sowing”, “having been sown” and “it is sown”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sowing 13
- having been sown 6
- it is sown 4
- to sow 3
- having sown 3
- sown 3
- you sow 3
- they sow 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 15
- Mark 9
- 1 Corinthians 6
- Luke 4
- John 2
- 2 Corinthians 2
8 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 13:3And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
- Matthew 13:4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
- Matthew 13:18Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
- Matthew 13:19When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
- Matthew 13:20But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
- Matthew 13:22He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
Greek dictionary
σπείρω speirō · to sow
σπείρω [in LXX chiefly for זָרַע ;] to sow (seed): absol., Mat.6:26 13:3-4, 18 25:24, 26, Mrk.4:3-4, Luk.8:5 12:24, Jhn.4:36, 2Co.9:10; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.13:24, 27 13:37, 39, Mrk.4:32, Luk.8:5, 1Co.15:36-37; before εἰς, Mat.13:22, Mrk.4:18; ἐν, Mat.13:24, 31; ἐπί, with genitive, Mrk.4:31; ἐπί, with accusative, Mat.13:20, 23, Mrk.4:16, 20; παρά, with accusative, Mat.13:19. Metaphorical: 1Co.9:11 15:42-44, Gal.6:7-8, Jas.3:18; in proverbial sayings, Mat.25:24, 26, Luk.19:21-22, Jhn.4:37, 2Co.9:6, Gal.6:7; in interpretation of parables, Mat.13:19-23 Mrk.4:14-20 † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sow” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SOW, noun
- The female of the hog kind or of swine.
- An oblong piece of lead.
- An insect; a milleped.
All definitions and other forms of “sow”
SOW'-BREAD, noun
A plant of the genus Cyclamen.
SOW'-BUG, noun
An insect; a milleped.
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.