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Lexicon :: Strong's G4687 - speirō

Aa
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)
Dictionary Aids

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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:26 - “Look G1689 at the birds G4071 of the [fn]air, G3772 that they do not sow, G4687 nor G3761 reap G2325 nor G3761 gather G4863 into barns, G596 and yet your heavenly G3770 Father G3962 feeds G5142 them. Are you not worth G1308 much G3123 more G1308 than they?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:3 - And He spoke G2980 many G4183 things G4183 to them in parables, G3850 saying, G3004 “Behold, G2400 the sower G4687 went G1831 out to sow; G4687

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:4 - and as he sowed, G4687 some G3739 G3303 seeds fell G4098 beside G3844 the road, G3598 and the birds G4071 came G2064 and ate G2719 them up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:18 - “Hear G191 then G3767 the parable G3850 of the sower. G4687

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:19 - “When anyone G3956 hears G191 the [fn]word G3056 of the kingdom G932 and does not understand G4920 it, the evil G4190 one comes G2064 and snatches G726 away G726 what G3588 has been sown G4687 in his heart. G2588 This G3778 is the one on whom seed was sown G4687 beside G3844 the road. G3598

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:20 - “The one on whom seed was sown G4687 on the rocky G4075 places, this G3778 is the man who hears G191 the word G3056 and immediately G2117 receives G2983 it with joy; G5479

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:22 - “And the one on whom seed was sown G4687 among G1519 the thorns, G173 this G3778 is the man who hears G191 the word, G3056 and the worry G3308 of the [fn]world G165 and the deceitfulness G539 of wealth G4149 choke G4846 the word, G3056 and it becomes G1096 unfruitful. G175

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:23 - “And the one on whom seed was sown G4687 on the good G2570 soil, G1093 this G3778 is the man who hears G191 the word G3056 and understands G4920 it; who G3739 indeed G1211 bears G2592 fruit G2592 and brings G4160 forth, G4160 some G3739 G3303 a hundredfold, G1540 some G3739 sixty, G1835 and some G3739 thirty.” G5144

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:24 - Jesus presented G3908 another G243 parable G3850 to them, saying, G3004 “The kingdom G932 of heaven G3772 [fn]may be compared G3666 to a man G444 who sowed G4687 good G2570 seed G4690 in his field. G68

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:25 - “But while G1722 his men G444 were sleeping, G2518 his enemy G2190 came G2064 and sowed G6037 [fn]tares G2215 among G303 G3319 the wheat, G4621 and went G565 away. G565

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:27 - “The slaves G1401 of the landowner G3617 came G4334 and said G3004 to him, ‘Sir, G2962 did you not sow G4687 good G2570 seed G4690 in your field? G68 [fn]How G4159 then G3767 does it have G2192 tares?’ G2215

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:31 - He presented G3908 another G243 parable G3850 to them, saying, G3004 “The kingdom G932 of heaven G3772 is like G3664 a mustard G4615 seed, G2848 which G3739 a man G444 took G2983 and sowed G4687 in his field; G68

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:37 - And He said, G3004 “The one who sows G4687 the good G2570 seed G4690 is the Son G5207 of Man, G444

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:39 - and the enemy G2190 who sowed G4687 them is the devil, G1228 and the harvest G2326 is the [fn]end G4930 of the age; G165 and the reapers G2327 are angels. G32

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:24 - “And the one also G2532 who had received G2983 the one G1520 talent G5007 came G4334 up and said, G3004 ‘Master, G2962 I knew G1097 you to be a hard G4642 man, G444 reaping G2325 where G3699 you did not sow G4687 and gathering G4863 where G3606 you scattered G1287 no G3756 seed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:26 - “But his master G2962 answered G611 and said G3004 to him, ‘You wicked, G4190 lazy G3636 slave, G1401 you knew G6063 that I reap G2325 where G3699 I did not sow G4687 and gather G4863 where G3606 I scattered G1287 no G3756 seed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:3 - “Listen G191 to this! Behold, G2400 the sower G4687 went G1831 out to sow; G4687

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:4 - as he was sowing, G4687 some G3739 G3303 seed fell G4098 beside G3844 the road, G3598 and the birds G4071 came G2064 and ate G2719 it up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:14 - “The sower G4687 sows G4687 the word. G3056

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:15 - “These G3778 are the ones who G3588 are beside G3844 the road G3598 where G3699 the word G3056 is sown; G4687 and when G3752 they hear, G191 immediately G2117 Satan G4567 comes G2064 and takes G142 away G142 the word G3056 which has been sown G4687 in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:16 - “In a similar G3668 way G3668 these G3778 are the ones on whom seed was sown G4687 on the rocky G4075 places, who, G3739 when G3752 they hear G191 the word, G3056 immediately G2117 receive G2983 it with joy; G5479

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:18 - “And others G243 are the ones on whom seed was sown G4687 among G1519 the thorns; G173 these G3778 are the ones who have heard G191 the word, G3056

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:20 - “And those G1565 are the ones on whom seed was sown G4687 on the good G2570 soil; G1093 and they hear G191 the word G3056 and accept G3858 it and bear G2592 fruit, G2592 thirty, G5144 sixty, G1835 and a hundredfold.” G1540

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:31 - “It is like G5613 a mustard G4615 seed, G2848 which, G3739 when G3752 sown G4687 upon the soil, G1093 though it is smaller G3398 than all G3956 the seeds G4690 that are upon the soil, G1093

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:32 - yet G2532 when G3752 it is sown, G4687 it grows G305 up and becomes G1096 larger G3173 than all G3956 the garden G3001 plants G3001 and forms G4160 large G3173 branches; G2798 so G5620 that THE BIRDS G4071 OF THE [fn]AIR G3772 can G1410 NEST G2681 UNDER G5259 ITS SHADE G4639.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:5 - “The sower G4687 went G1831 out to sow G4687 his seed; G4703 and as he sowed, G4687 some G3739 G3303 fell G4098 beside G3844 the road, G3598 and it was trampled G2662 under G2662 foot G2662 and the birds G4071 of the [fn]air G3772 ate G2719 it up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:24 - “Consider G2657 the ravens, G2876 for they neither G3777 sow G4687 nor G3777 reap; G2325 they have no G3756 storeroom G5009 nor G3761 barn, G596 and yet God G2316 feeds G5142 them; how G4214 much G4214 more G3123 valuable G1308 you are than the birds! G4071

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:21 - for I was afraid G5399 of you, because G3754 you are an exacting G840 man; G444 you take G142 up what G3739 you did not lay G5087 down G5087 and reap G2325 what G3739 you did not sow.’ G4687

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:22 - “He *said G3004 to him, ‘[fn]By your own words G4750 I will judge G2919 you, you worthless G4190 slave. G1401 Did you know G6063 that I am G1510 an exacting G840 man, G444 taking G142 up what G3739 I did not lay G5087 down G5087 and reaping G2325 what G3739 I did not sow? G4687

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:36 - “Already G2235 he who reaps G2325 is receiving G2983 wages G3408 and is gathering G4863 fruit G2590 for life G2222 eternal; G166 so G2443 that he who sows G4687 and he who reaps G2325 may rejoice G5463 together. G3674

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:37 - “For in this G3778 case the saying G3056 is true, G228 ‘One G243 sows G4687 and another G243 reaps.’ G2325

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:11 - If G1487 we sowed G4687 spiritual G4152 things G4152 in you, is it too G3173 much G3173 if G1487 we reap G2325 material G4559 things G4559 from you?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:36 - You fool! G878 That which G3739 you sow G4687 does not come G2227 to life G2227 unless G1437 G3361 it dies; G599

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:37 - and that which G3739 you sow, G4687 you do not sow G4687 the body G4983 which is to be, but a bare G1131 grain, G2848 perhaps G5177 of wheat G4621 or G2228 of [fn]something G5100 else. G3062

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:42 - So G3779 also G2532 is the resurrection G386 of the dead. G3498 It is sown G4687 [fn]a perishable G5356 body, it is raised G1453 [fn]an imperishable G861 body;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:43 - it is sown G4687 in dishonor, G819 it is raised G1453 in glory; G1391 it is sown G4687 in weakness, G769 it is raised G1453 in power; G1411

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:44 - it is sown G4687 a natural G5591 body, G4983 it is raised G1453 a spiritual G4152 body. G4983 If G1487 there is a natural G5591 body, G4983 there is also G2532 a spiritual G4152 body.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:6 - Now G1161 this G3778 I say, he who sows G4687 sparingly G5340 will also G2532 reap G2325 sparingly, G5340 and he who sows G4687 [fn]bountifully G2129 will also G2532 reap G2325 [fn]bountifully. G2129

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:10 - Now G1161 He who supplies G2023 seed G4690 to the sower G4687 and bread G740 for food G1035 will supply G5524 and multiply G4129 your seed G4703 for sowing and increase G837 the harvest G6013 of your righteousness; G1343

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:7 - Do not be deceived, G4105 God G2316 is not mocked; G3456 for whatever G3739 G1437 a man G444 sows, G4687 this G3778 he will also G2532 reap. G2325

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:8 - For the one who sows G4687 to his own G1438 flesh G4561 will from the flesh G4561 reap G2325 corruption, G5356 but the one who sows G4687 to the Spirit G4151 will from the Spirit G4151 reap G2325 eternal G166 life. G2222

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:18 - And the [fn]seed whose fruit G2590 is righteousness G1343 is sown G4687 in peace G1515 [fn]by those G3588 who make G4160 peace. G1515
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