Word Study · Strong's G4703 · Greek
σπόρος
sporos
spro'-os
Strong's 1890 spelling: spóros
“a scattering (of seed), i.e. (concretely) seed (as sown)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a scattering (of seed), i.e. (concretely) seed (as sown)
Rendered in the KJV as
seed (X sown).
- 6occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- σπόρον4
- σπόρος2
How it is rendered · 2
- seed5
- seed for sowing1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular4
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASM · 4
- N-NSM · 2
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 4:26σπόρονsporonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularJesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.here: seed
- Mark 4:27σπόροςsporosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularNight and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.here: seed
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 8:5σπόρονsporonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singular“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.here: seed
- Luke 8:11σπόροςsporosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularNow this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.here: seed
2 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 2 Corinthians 9:10σπόρονsporonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularNow He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.here: seed
- 2 Corinthians 9:10σπόρονsporonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularNow He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.here: seed for sowing