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To sow above

ἐπισπείρωStrong’s G6037

epispeirō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Epispeirō is the Greek word usually translated “over-sowed”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.”
Matthew 13:25 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • over-sowed 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Greek dictionary

    ἐπισπείρω epispeirō · to sow above

    ἐπι-σπείρω, to sow upon or besides: ἀνὰ μέσον, Mat.13:25.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.