Word Study · Strong's G5453 · Greek
φύω
phyo
foo'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: phýō
“probably originally, to "puff" or blow, i.e. to swell up”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
probably originally, to "puff" or blow, i.e. to swell up; but only used in the implied sense, to germinate or grow (sprout, produce), literally or figuratively
Rendered in the KJV as
spring (up).
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- φυὲν2
- φύουσα1
How it is rendered · 2
- having sprung up2
- springing1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · neuter singular2
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-2APP-NSN · 2
- V-PAP-NSF · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 8:6φυὲνphuenverb · aorist (simple past) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · neuter singularSome fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.here: having sprung up
- Luke 8:8φυὲνphuenverb · aorist (simple past) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · neuter singularStill other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”here: having sprung up