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Seed

σποράStrong’s G4701

spora

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Spora is the Greek word usually translated “seed”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.”
1 Peter 1:23 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “seed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • seed 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Peter 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    σπορά spora · seed

    σπορά, -ᾶς, ἡ (σπείρω), [in LXX: 4Ki.19:29 (זָרַע), 1Ma.10:30 * ;] 1. a sowing. 2. seedtime. 3. seed sown (of human offspring, Soph., Tr., 316, 420): 1Pe.1:23 (cf. σπέρμα, and see Milligan, NTD, 105 f.).† (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

    1. The substance, animal or vegetable, which nature prepares for the reproduction and conservation of the species.
    2. That from which any thing springs; first principle; original; as the seeds of virtue or vice.
    3. Principle of production.
    4. Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as the seed of Abraham; the seed of David.
    All definitions and other forms of “seed”
    1. Race; generation; birth.

    SEED, verb intransitive

    1. To grow to maturity, so as to produce seed.
    2. 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.