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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

σπείρω

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaσπείρω
Citation formσπείρω
Part of speechverb
GlossI sow, spread, scatter
Strong’sG4687
Transliterationspeírō
Definitionto scatter, i.e. sow (literally or figuratively)
KJV glosses:--sow(- er), receive seed.
Derivationprobably strengthened from (through the idea of extending)
SBLGNT occurrences41

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἐσπαρμένον
verb, perfect, passive, participle, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -XPPASM-) — Mark 4:15
verb, perfect, passive, participle, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -XPPASN-) — Matthew 13:19
ἔσπειρα
verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1AAI-S--) — Matthew 25:26
verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1AAI-S--) — Luke 19:22
ἐσπείραμεν
verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1AAI-P--) — 1 Corinthians 9:11
ἔσπειρας
verb, second person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2AAI-S--) — Matthew 13:27
verb, second person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2AAI-S--) — Matthew 25:24
verb, second person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2AAI-S--) — Luke 19:21
ἔσπειρεν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 13:31
σπαρείς
verb, aorist, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -APPNSM-) — Matthew 13:19
verb, aorist, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -APPNSM-) — Matthew 13:20
verb, aorist, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -APPNSM-) — Matthew 13:22
verb, aorist, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -APPNSM-) — Matthew 13:23
σπαρέντες
verb, aorist, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -APPNPM-) — Mark 4:20
σπαρῇ
verb, third person, aorist, passive, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3APS-S--) — Mark 4:31
verb, third person, aorist, passive, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3APS-S--) — Mark 4:32
σπεῖραι
verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — Mark 4:3
verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — Luke 8:5
σπείραντι
verb, aorist, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPDSM-) — Matthew 13:24
σπείραντος
verb, aorist, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPGSM-) — Matthew 13:18
σπείρας
verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPNSM-) — Matthew 13:39
σπείρει
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — Mark 4:14
σπείρειν
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Matthew 13:3
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Matthew 13:4
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Mark 4:4
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Luke 8:5
σπείρεις
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 15:36
verb, second person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 2PAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 15:37
σπείρεται
verb, third person, present, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PPI-S--) — Mark 4:15
verb, third person, present, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PPI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 15:42
verb, third person, present, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PPI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 15:43
verb, third person, present, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PPI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 15:44
verb, third person, present, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PPI-S--) — James 3:18
σπείρῃ
verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — Galatians 6:7
σπειρόμενοι
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPNPM-) — Mark 4:16
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPNPM-) — Mark 4:18
σπείροντι
verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPDSM-) — 2 Corinthians 9:10
σπείρουσιν
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — Matthew 6:26
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — Luke 12:24
σπείρων
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Matthew 13:3
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Matthew 13:37
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Mark 4:14
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Mark 4:3
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Luke 8:5
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — John 4:36
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — John 4:37
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — 2 Corinthians 9:6
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Galatians 6:8

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: σπειρω.