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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)
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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:26 - “Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:3 - Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:4 - “And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:18 - “Therefore hear the parable of the sower:

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:19 - “When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:20 - “But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:22 - “Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:23 - “But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:24 - Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:25 - “but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:27 - “So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:31 - Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:37 - He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:39 - “The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:24 - “Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:26 - “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:3 - “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:4 - “And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air[fn] came and devoured it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:14

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:15 - “And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:16 - “These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:18 - “Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:20 - “But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:31 - “It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:32 - “but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:5 - “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:24 - “Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:21 - ‘For I feared you, because you are an austere man. You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:22 - “And he said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, collecting what I did not deposit 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 reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:37 - “For in this the saying is true: ‘One sows and another reaps.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:11 - If we have sown spiritual things for you, is it a great thing if we reap your material things?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:36 - Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:37 - And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain—perhaps wheat or some other grain.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:42 - So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body 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 dishonor, 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 - But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 9:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:10 - Now may[fn] He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:7 - Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:8 - For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:18 - Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
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