σπόροςspóros
= σπορά
Greek (New Testament) · G4703
Meanings
1. sowing or seedtime.
2. seed sown (so usually in late Gk.): Mark 4:26-27, Luke 8:5, Luke 8:11, 2 Corinthians 9:10 a (LTr.); metaphorically, of almsgiving, 2 Corinthians 9:10.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Mark 4:26 Jesus also said, “The Kingdom of God is like a farmer who scatters seed on the ground.
- Mark 4:27 Night and day, while he’s asleep or awake, the seed sprouts and grows, but he does not understand how it happens.
- Luke 8:5 “A farmer went out to plant his seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath, where it was stepped on, and the birds ate it.
- Luke 8:11 “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God’s word.
- 2 Corinthians 9:10 For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.