Lexical Definition
σπόρος spóros (spro'-os) seed G:N-M
from σπείρω
seed (X sown).
- a scattering (of seed), i.e. (concretely) seed (as sown)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| σπόρω | sowing | LXX.Exod.34.21 • LXX.Amos.9.13 |
| σπόροσ | Their sowing | LXX.Job.21.8 |
| seed | Mark.4.27 • Luke.8.11 | |
| sowing | LXX.Isa.32.10 | |
| σπόρον | its sowing | LXX.Lev.27.16 |
| seed | LXX.Deut.11.10 • LXX.Job.39.12 • Mark.4.26 • Luke.8.5 • 2Cor.9.10 | |
| seed for sowing | 2Cor.9.10 | |
| sowing | LXX.Lev.26.5 • LXX.Lev.26.20 • LXX.Isa.28.24 |
Abbott-Smith
σπόρος, -ου, ὁ (< σπείρω), [in LXX chiefly for זֶרַע ;]
= σπορά,
1. sowing or seedtime.
2. seed sown (so usually in late Gk.): Mk 4:26, 27, Lk 8:5, 11, II Co 9:10 a (LTr.); metaph., of almsgiving, II Co 9:10b .†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Mark | 4:26 |
| Luke | 8:5 · 8:11 |
| 2 Corinthians | 9:10 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
σπόρος, ὁ,
(σπείρω) sowing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μετὰ τὸν σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 seed-time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II seed, λίνου σ. [NT+5th c.BC+]
__II.2 harvest, crop, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ πρώϊμος σ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; γᾶς σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 offspring, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II.4 semen genitale, variant for{γονή} in [Refs 5th c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Mark.4.26