Midvash

σπέρμαspérma

seed

Greek (New Testament) · G4690

Meanings

(a) of plants: Matthew 13:24, Matthew 13:27, Matthew 13:37-38, 2 Corinthians 9:10; plural, Matthew 13:32, Mark 4:31, 1 Corinthians 15:33; metaphorically, of an escaping remnant (שָׂרִיד, Isaiah 1:9; cf. Wisdom 14:6; Plat., Tim., 23 c; FlJ, Ant., xi, 5, 3), Romans 9:29

(b) of men (as γονή; Lat. semen genitale; so in classical Greek; cf. in LXX, Leviticus 15:16, and elsewhere): Hebrews 11:11; metaphorically, of the divine influence, 1 John 3:9; by by metonymy (as frequently in poets), seed, offspring, posterity: Matthew 22:24-25, Mark 12:19-22, Luke 1:55, Luke 20:28 (LXX) John 7:42, John 8:33, John 8:37, Acts 3:25, Acts 7:5-6, Acts 13:23, Romans 1:3, Romans 4:13, Romans 4:18, Romans 9:7-8, Romans 11:1, 2 Corinthians 11:22, Galatians 3:16, Galatians 3:19, 2 Timothy 2:8, Hebrews 2:16, Hebrews 11:18; plural (FlJ, Ant., viii, 7, 6; Plat., Leg., ix, 853 c; 4 Maccabees 18:1; in Ga, in the passage cited, contrasted with sing., see Lft., in l; Milligan, NTD, 105 f.), Galatians 3:16; of spiritual offspring, Romans 4:16, Romans 4:18, Romans 9:8, Galatians 3:29, Revelation 12:17.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 43 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 13:24 Here is another story Jesus told: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field.
  • Matthew 13:27 “The farmer’s workers went to him and said, ‘Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds! Where did they come from?’
  • Matthew 13:32 It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants; it grows into a tree, and birds come and make nests in its branches.”
  • Matthew 13:37 Jesus replied, “The Son of Man is the farmer who plants the good seed.
  • Matthew 13:38 The field is the world, and the good seed represents the people of the Kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one.
  • Matthew 22:24 “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies without children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother’s name.’
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.