noun · masculine
sporos
Greekσπόρος (sporos)
Strong’sG4703
seed for sowing
stem spor-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
σπόρος, -ου, ὁ
(< σπείρω), [in LXX chiefly for זֶרַע;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4703 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidspro'-os
a scattering (of seed), i.e. (concretely) seed (as sown)
Fromfrom G4687;
King Jamesseed (X sown).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | sporos2×σπόρος | sporois |
| object accusative | sporon4×σπόρον | sporoin |
| direct address vocative | sporor | sporoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | sporou | sporoiu |
| to, for dative | sporo | sporoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
sporo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
sporos“seed”subjectnominative singular2×
Mark 4:27“seed”kai katheudateiō kai egeiriteiō nuxan kai hēmeran, kai tos sporos blastanateiō kai mēkuneteiō hōs ouk oidatē autos.Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.
Luke 8:11“seed”Atō de houtas tas parabolas; Tos sporos atō tos logos tou theou.Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
sporon“seed”objectaccusative singular4×
Mark 4:26“seed”Kai legate; Houtōs atō tas basileias tou theou hōs anthrōpos ballateia ton sporon epi tau gēauJesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
Luke 8:5“seed”Exerchata tos speirarōtos teu speirara ton sporon autou. kai en te speirarō auton hem men piptata para tan hodan, kai katapatita kai teim peteineim tou ouranou katesthiata autem.“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.
2 Corinthians 9:10“seed”tos de epichorēgarōtos sporon to speirarōto kai arton eis brōsian chorēgati kai plēthunati ton sporon vu kai auxanati teim genēmeim tau dikaiosunau vu;Now 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.
2 Corinthians 9:10“seed”tos de epichorēgarōtos sporon to speirarōto kai arton eis brōsian chorēgati kai plēthunati ton sporon vu kai auxanati teim genēmeim tau dikaiosunau vu;Now 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.