σπείρω speirō

Greek word for “to sow” · Strong’s G4687 · used 52 times in 41 verses

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Meaning

σπείρω; to sow (seed): absol., 13:3-4, 18 25:24, 26, 12:24;

How it is translated

Glosses given for speirō in context, with how often each is used:

• sowing 15
• sown 9
• sow 8
• having been sown 6
• having sown 3
• sowed 3
• did sow 3
• may be sown 2
• did you sow 1
• sows 1
• shall sow 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 13 (12), Mark 4 (9), 1 Corinthians 15 (5), Matthew 25 (2), Luke 19 (2), John 4 (2), 2 Corinthians 9 (2), Galatians 6 (2), Matthew 6 (1), Luke 8 (1)

Forms

• σπείρων 11
• σπείρεται 6
• σπείρειν 4
• σπαρείς 4
• ἔσπειρας 3
• σπείρεις 3
• σπείρουσιν 2
• ἐσπαρμένον 2
• ἔσπειρα 2
• σπεῖραι 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with speirō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• θερίζω therizō “to reap” 12
• πετεινός peteinos “bird” 6
• λόγος logos “word” 10
• ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 10
• καλός kalos “good” 5
• ὁδός hodos “road” 5
• σπέρμα sperma “seed” 4
• κόκκος kokkos “seed” 3
• παραβολή parabolē “parable” 4
• συνάγω sunagō “to assemble” 4
• κατεσθίω katesthiō “to devour” 3
• παρά para “from/with/beside” 5

Key verses

The verses using speirō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 13:3 — And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
• Matthew 13:19 — When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is…
• Matthew 13:20 — But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
• Matthew 13:22 — He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he…
• Matthew 13:23 — But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an…
• Matthew 13:24 — Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
• Matthew 13:31 — Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
• Matthew 13:39 — The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
• Mark 4:31 — It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
• 2 Corinthians 9:6 — But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
• Galatians 6:7 — Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
• Galatians 6:8 — For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.