σπείρω [in LXX chiefly for זָרַע ;] to sow (seed): absol., Mat.6:26 13:3-4, 18 25:24, 26, Mrk.4:3-4, Luk.8:5 12:24, Jhn.4:36, 2Co.9:10; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.13:24, 27 13:37, 39, Mrk.4:32, Luk.8:5, 1Co.15:36-37; before εἰς, Mat.13:22, Mrk.4:18; ἐν, Mat.13:24, 31; ἐπί, with genitive, Mrk.4:31; ἐπί, with accusative, Mat.13:20, 23, Mrk.4:16, 20; παρά, with accusative, Mat.13:19. Metaphorical: 1Co.9:11 15:42-44, Gal.6:7-8, Jas.3:18; in proverbial sayings, Mat.25:24, 26, Luk.19:21-22, Jhn.4:37, 2Co.9:6, Gal.6:7; in interpretation of parables, Mat.13:19-23 Mrk.4:14-20 † (AS)
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G4687 — σπείρω
speirō · to sow · Greek
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Matthew 6:26 · σπείρουσινSee the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?Matthew 13:3 · σπείρων · σπείρειν.He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow.Matthew 13:4 · σπείρεινAs he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.Matthew 13:18 · σπείραντος·“Hear, then, the parable of the farmer.Matthew 13:19 · ἐσπαρμένον · σπαρείς.When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.Matthew 13:20 · σπαρείς,What was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;Matthew 13:22 · σπαρείς,What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.Matthew 13:23 · σπαρείς,What was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who most certainly bears fruit, and brings forth, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.”Matthew 13:24 · σπείραντιHe set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,Matthew 13:27 · ἔσπειραςThe servants of the householder came and said to him, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where did this darnel come from?’Matthew 13:31 · ἔσπειρενHe set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;Matthew 13:37 · σπείρωνHe answered them, “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,Matthew 13:39 · σπείραςThe enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.Matthew 25:24 · ἔσπειρας“He also who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.Matthew 25:26 · ἔσπειρα“But his lord answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow, and gather where I didn’t scatter.Mark 4:3 · σπείρων · σπεῖραι·“Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow,Mark 4:4 · σπείρειν,and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.Mark 4:14 · σπείρων · σπείρει.The farmer sows the word.Mark 4:15 · σπείρεται · ἐσπαρμένονThe ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.Mark 4:16 · σπειρόμενοι,These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.Mark 4:18 · σπειρόμενοι·Others are those who are sown among the thorns. These are those who have heard the word,Mark 4:20 · σπαρέντες,Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”Mark 4:31 · σπαρῇIt’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,Mark 4:32 · σπαρῇ,yet when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow.”Luke 8:5 · σπείρων · σπεῖραι · σπείρειν“The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.Luke 12:24 · σπείρουσινConsider the ravens: they don’t sow, they don’t reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!Luke 19:21 · ἔσπειρας.¶for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn’t lay down, and reap that which you didn’t sow.’Luke 19:22 · ἔσπειρα·“He said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn’t lay down, and reaping that which I didn’t sow.John 4:36 · σπείρωνHe who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit to eternal life; that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.John 4:37 · σπείρωνFor in this the saying is true, ‘One sows, and another reaps.’1 Corinthians 9:11 · ἐσπείραμεν,If we sowed to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we reap your fleshly things?1 Corinthians 15:36 · σπείρεις,You foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies.1 Corinthians 15:37 · σπείρεις, · σπείρειςThat which you sow, you don’t sow the body that will be, but a bare grain, maybe of wheat, or of some other kind.1 Corinthians 15:42 · σπείρεταιSo also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption.1 Corinthians 15:43 · σπείρεται · σπείρεταιIt is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.1 Corinthians 15:44 · σπείρεταιIt is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body and there is also a spiritual body.2 Corinthians 9:6 · σπείρων · σπείρωνRemember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.2 Corinthians 9:10 · σπείροντιNow may he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;Galatians 6:7 · σπείρῃDon’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.Galatians 6:8 · σπείρων · σπείρωνFor he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.James 3:18 · σπείρεταιNow the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.