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Lexicon :: Strong's G4687 - speirō

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σπείρω
Transliteration
speirō (Key)
Pronunciation
spi'-ro
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably strengthened from σπάω (G4685) (through the idea of extending)
mGNT
53x in 22 unique form(s) TR
53x in 20 unique form(s) LXX
55x in 25 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:536,1065

Strong’s Definitions

†σπείρω speírō, spi'-ro; probably strengthened from G4685 (through the idea of extending); to scatter, i.e. sow (literally or figuratively):—sow(- er), receive seed.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 54x

The KJV translates Strong's G4687 in the following manner: sow (43x), sower (6x), receive seed (4x), variations of 'sow' (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 54x
The KJV translates Strong's G4687 in the following manner: sow (43x), sower (6x), receive seed (4x), variations of 'sow' (1x).

  1. to sow, scatter, seed

  2. metaph. of proverbial sayings

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†σπείρω speírō, spi'-ro; probably strengthened from G4685 (through the idea of extending); to scatter, i.e. sow (literally or figuratively):—sow(- er), receive seed.
STRONGS G4687:
σπείρω; (imperfect 2 person singular ἐσπειρες, Matthew 13:27 Tr); 1 aorist ἔσπειρα; passive, present σπείρομαι; perfect passive participle ἐσπαρμενος; 2 aorist ἐσπάρην; (derived from the quick, jerky, motion of the hand; cf. our spurn (of the foot); Curtius, § 389); from Hesiod down; the Sept. for זָרַע; to sow, scatter seed;
a. properly: absolutely, Matthew 6:26; Matthew 13:3f, 18; Mark 4:3f, 14; Luke 8:5; Luke 12:24; (John 5:36f (see in b.)); 2 Corinthians 9:10; with an accusative of the thing, as σπέρμα ζιζάνια, κόκκον (cf. Buttmann, § 131, 5): Matthew 13:24f (but in 25 L T Tr WH have ἐπέσπειρεν), 27,37,39; Mark 4:32: Luke 8:5; 1 Corinthians 15:36f; with specifications of place: εἰς τάς ἀκάνθας, Matthew 13:22; Mark 4:18; ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ, Matthew 13:24 (31); ἐπί τῆς γῆς. Mark 4:31; ἐπί with an accusative of place, Matthew 13:20, 23; Mark 4:16, 20; παρά τήν ὁδόν, Matthew 13:19.
b. in proverbial sayings: absolutely, Matthew 25:24, 26; Luke 19:21; John 4:37; 2 Corinthians 9:6; τί, Galatians 6:7 (on these sayings see θερίζω, b.). in comparisons: σπρίειν εἰς τήν σάρκα, εἰς τό πνεῦμα (σάρξ and πνεῦμα are likened to fields to be sown), to do those things which satisfy the nature and promptings of the σάρξ or of the πνεῦμα, Galatians 6:8; τόν λόγον, to scatter the seeds of instruction, i. e. to impart instruction, Mark 4:14f; ὁ λόγος, ὁ ἐσπαρμενος ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν, the ideas and precepts that have been implanted like seed in their hearts, i. e. received in their hearts, Mark 14:15 (here Tr text WH εἰς αὐτούς into their hearts T L marginal reading ἐν αὐτοῖς); οὗτος ἐστιν ὁ παρά τήν ὁδόν σπαρείς, this one experiences the fate of the seed sown by the wayside, Matthew 13:19; add, 20-23; Mark 4:16, 18, 20. τό σῶμα, the body, which after death is committed like seed to the earth, 1 Corinthians 15:42-44; καρπόν δικαιοσύνης, i. e. that seed which produces καρπόν δικαιοσύνης (see καρπός, 2 b.), James 3:18; σπείρειν τίνι τί, to give, manifest, something to one, from whom we may subsequently receive something else akin to a harvest (θερίζομεν), 1 Corinthians 9:11. (Compare: διασπείρω, ἐπισπείρω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
6:26; 13:3; 13:18; 13:19; 13:19; 13:20; 13:20-23; 13:22; 13:23; 13:24; 13:24; 13:27; 25:24; 25:26
Mark
4:3; 4:14; 4:14; 4:16; 4:16; 4:18; 4:18; 4:20; 4:20; 4:31; 4:32; 14:15
Luke
8:5; 8:5; 12:24; 19:21
John
4:37; 5:36
1 Corinthians
9:11; 15:36; 15:42; 15:43; 15:44
2 Corinthians
9:6; 9:10
Galatians
6:7; 6:8
James
3:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4687 matches the Greek σπείρω (speirō),
which occurs 53 times in 42 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:26 - look to the fowls of the heaven, for they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into storehouses, and your heavenly Father doth nourish them; are not ye much better than they?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:3 - and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: 'Lo, the sower went forth to sow,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:4 - and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:18 - 'Ye, therefore, hear ye the simile of the sower:

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:19 - Every one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding -- the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:20 - 'And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:22 - 'And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:23 - 'And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed doth bear fruit, and doth make, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:24 - Another simile he set before them, saying: 'The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:25 - and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:27 - 'And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:31 - Another simile he set before them, saying: 'The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:37 - And he answering said to them, 'He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:39 - and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is a full end of the age, and the reapers are messengers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:24 - 'And he also who hath received the one talent having come, said, Sir, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering from whence thou didst not scatter;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:26 - 'And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:3 - 'Hearken, lo, the sower went forth to sow;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:4 - and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the fowls of the heaven did come and devour it;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:14 - He who is sowing doth sow the word;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:15 - and these are they by the way where the word is sown: and whenever they may hear, immediately cometh the Adversary, and he taketh away the word that hath been sown in their hearts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:16 - 'And these are they, in like manner, who on the rocky ground are sown: who, whenever they may hear the word, immediately with joy do receive it,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:18 - 'And these are they who toward the thorns are sown: these are they who are hearing the word,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:20 - 'And these are they who on the good ground have been sown: who do hear the word, and receive, and do bear fruit, one thirty-fold, and one sixty, and one an hundred.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:31 - As a grain of mustard, which, whenever it may be sown on the earth, is less than any of the seeds that are on the earth;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:32 - and whenever it may be sown, it cometh up, and doth become greater than any of the herbs, and doth make great branches, so that under its shade the fowls of the heaven are able to rest.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:5 - 'The sower went forth to sow his seed, and in his sowing some indeed fell beside the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the heaven did devour it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:24 - 'Consider the ravens, that they sow not, nor reap, to which there is no barn nor storehouse, and God doth nourish them; how much better are ye than the fowls?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:21 - for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:22 - 'And he saith to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, evil servant: thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:36 - 'And he who is reaping doth receive a reward, and doth gather fruit to life age-during, that both he who is sowing and he who is reaping may rejoice together;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:37 - for in this the saying is the true one, that one is the sower and another the reaper.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:11 - If we to you the spiritual things did sow -- great is it if we your fleshly things do reap?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:36 - unwise! thou -- what thou dost sow is not quickened except it may die;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:37 - and that which thou dost sow, not the body that shall be dost thou sow, but bare grain, it may be of wheat, or of some one of the others,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:42 - So also is the rising again of the dead: it is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:43 - it is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:44 - it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body; there is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:6 - And this: He who is sowing sparingly, sparingly also shall reap; and he who is sowing in blessings, in blessings also shall reap;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:10 - and may He who is supplying seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:7 - Be not led astray; God is not mocked; for what a man may sow -- that also he shall reap,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:8 - because he who is sowing to his own flesh, of the flesh shall reap corruption; and he who is sowing to the Spirit, of the Spirit shall reap life age-during;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:18 - and the fruit of the righteousness in peace is sown to those making peace.
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