Seed
σπόροςStrong’s G4703sporos
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Sporos is the Greek word usually translated “seed” and “seed for sowing”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;”
Meaning
Usually translated “seed” and “seed for sowing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- seed 5
- seed for sowing 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 2
- Luke 2
- 2 Corinthians 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 4:27And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
- Luke 8:5A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
- Luke 8:11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
- 2 Corinthians 9:10Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
Greek dictionary
σπόρος sporos · seed
σπόρος, -ου, ὁ (σπείρω), [in LXX chiefly for זֶרַע ;] = σπορά, 1. sowing or seedtime. 2. seed sown (so usually in late Gk.): Mrk.4:26-27, Luk.8:5, 11, 2Co.9:10 a (LTr.); metaphorically, of almsgiving, 2Co.9:10 b.† (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.